Where does “kraftutbygging” come from?

kraftutbygging (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.

kraftutbygging (Norwegian Nynorsk): power development, as above

Definitions

  1. power development, as above

Ancestry of “kraftutbygging”, step by step

kraftutbygging 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 utbygging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskutbyggingdevelopment
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →