Where does “gaya berat” come from?

gaya berat (Indonesian) comes from Dutch zwaartekracht, from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

gaya berat (Indonesian): gravitation, gravity

Definitions

  1. gravitation, gravity

Ancestry of “gaya berat”, step by step

gaya berat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zwaartekracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwaartekrachtforce of gravity: gravitation
2Dutchkrachtpower, force, strength; force
3Middle Dutchcrachtstrength; force
4Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
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

via Indonesian berat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianberatheavy
2Malayberatweight
3Proto-Malayicbəratheavy
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀəqatweight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant

via Indonesian gaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangayastyle; force
2Malaygayastyle; force
3Sanskritगयacquired or conquered properties; gait, motion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz