Where does “zwaartekrachtsgolf” come from?
zwaartekrachtsgolf (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwaartekracht, 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.
zwaartekrachtsgolf (Dutch): gravitational wave
Ancestry of “zwaartekrachtsgolf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zwaartekracht | force of gravity: gravitation |
| 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 |