Where does “kraftfull” come from?

kraftfull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål full, from Danish fuld, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

kraftfull (Norwegian Bokmål): powerful

Definitions

  1. powerful

Ancestry of “kraftfull”, step by step

kraftfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfullfull; drunk
2Danishfuldfull; complete; drunk
3Old Norsefullrfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Norwegian Bokmål kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrafta force; power; i kraft - in force
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →