Where does “Streitkraft” come from?

Streitkraft (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.

Streitkraft (German): armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces;...

Definitions

  1. armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces;...

Ancestry of “Streitkraft”, step by step

Streitkraft 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 Streit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStreitquarrel, dispute, fight, argument; fight, battle
2Middle High Germanstrīt
3Old High Germanstrītdiscord
4Proto-West Germanic*strīd
5Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “Streitkraft

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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