Where does “rekenkracht” come from?

rekenkracht (Dutch) comes 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.

rekenkracht (Dutch): computing power, computational power

Definitions

  1. computing power, computational power

Ancestry of “rekenkracht”, step by step

rekenkracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kracht

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

via Dutch rekenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrekenento calculate, to do arithmetic
2Middle Dutchrēkenento put in order (an account, bill etc)
3Old Dutchrekanon
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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