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Where does “Tatkraft” come from?

Tatkraft (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.

Tatkraft (German): energy for work

Definitions

  1. energy for work

Ancestry of “Tatkraft”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Tatkraft”

  • tatkräftig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →