Where does “levenskrachtig” come from?
levenskrachtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch levenskracht, from Dutch kracht, 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.
levenskrachtig (Dutch): energetic, spirited, having great vitality and...
Definitions
- energetic, spirited, having great vitality and...
Ancestry of “levenskrachtig”, step by step
levenskrachtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch levenskracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | levenskracht | vitality; life force |
| 2 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 4 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |