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Where does “Erdanziehungskraft” come from?

Erdanziehungskraft (German) comes from German Anziehungskraft, 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.

Erdanziehungskraft (German): force of gravity, gravitational force

Definitions

  1. force of gravity, gravitational force

Ancestry of “Erdanziehungskraft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnziehungskraftThe power or tendency to attract; attraction
2Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
3Middle High Germankraft—
4Old High Germankraft—
5Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
6Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
7Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →