Where does “-craft” come from?
-craft (Middle English) comes from Old English -cræft, from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “-craft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | -cræft | denoting an art or science; denoting strength or... |
| 2 | Old English | cræft | strength, power; skill; art |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |