Where does “hovercraft” come from?
hovercraft (French) comes from English hovercraft, from English -craft, from Middle English -craft, from Old English -cræft, from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
hovercraft (French): hovercraft
Definitions
- hovercraft
Ancestry of “hovercraft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hovercraft | A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to... |
| 2 | English | -craft | Denoting a skill of a particular kind; Denoting a... |
| 3 | Middle English | -craft | — |
| 4 | Old English | -cræft | denoting an art or science; denoting strength or... |
| 5 | Old English | cræft | strength, power; skill; art |
| 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 |