Where does “craftfulness” come from?
craftfulness (English) comes from English craftful, from English craft, from German kraft, from Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
craftfulness (English): The state or condition of being craftful
Definitions
- The state or condition of being craftful
Ancestry of “craftfulness”, step by step
craftfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English craftful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | craftful | Crafty; full of tricks |
| 2 | English | craft | Strength; power; might; force; Intellectual... |
| 3 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |