Where does “kraft” come from?
kraft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kraptr, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
kraft (Norwegian Nynorsk): a force; power, strength; stock, broth
Definitions
- a force; power, strength; stock, broth
Ancestry of “kraft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kraptr | strength |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “kraft”