Where does “cracht” come from?

cracht (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

cracht (Middle Dutch): strength; force

Definitions

  1. strength; force

Ancestry of “cracht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
2Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “cracht

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