Where does “Beharrungskraft” come from?

Beharrungskraft (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Beharrungskraft (German): perseverence, persistence

Definitions

  1. perseverence, persistence

Ancestry of “Beharrungskraft”, step by step

Beharrungskraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
2Middle High Germankraft
3Old High Germankraft
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 German Beharrung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeharrungperseverence, persistence
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz