Where does “kracht” come from?

kracht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

kracht (Dutch): power, force, strength; force

Definitions

  1. power, force, strength; force

Ancestry of “kracht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrachtstrength; force
2Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
3Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
4Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
5Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kracht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz