Where does “naturkraft” come from?

naturkraft (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål natur, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naturkraft (Norwegian Bokmål): a force of nature, or natural force

Definitions

  1. a force of nature, or natural force

Ancestry of “naturkraft”, step by step

naturkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål natur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnaturnature
2Latinnātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

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 ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →