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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

  1. energetic, spirited, having great vitality and...

Ancestry of “levenskrachtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlevenskrachtvitality; life force
2Dutchkrachtpower, force, strength; force
3Middle Dutchcrachtstrength; force
4Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
5Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
6Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
7Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →