Where does “hestekraft” come from?

hestekraft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kraft, from Old Norse kraptr, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

hestekraft (Norwegian Nynorsk): horsepower

Definitions

  1. horsepower

Ancestry of “hestekraft”, step by step

hestekraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkrafta force; power, strength; stock, broth
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk hest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhesta horse
2Middle Norwegianhesterhorse
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →