Where does “kraft” come from?

kraft (English) comes from Swedish kraft, from Old Swedish krapter, from Old Norse kraptr, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

kraft (English): A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper

Definitions

  1. A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper

Ancestry of “kraft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrafta force; strength, power
2Old Swedishkrapterpower, strength
3Old Norsekraptrstrength
4Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
5Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →