Where does “Rettungskraft” come from?

Rettungskraft (German) comes from German Rettung, from German retten, from Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

Rettungskraft (German): rescue worker

Definitions

  1. rescue worker

Ancestry of “Rettungskraft”, step by step

Rettungskraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rettung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRettungrescue; rescue service; emergency service;...
2Germanrettento save, to rescue
3Middle High Germanretten
4Old High Germanretten
5Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan