Where does “-cræft” come from?

-cræft (Old English) comes from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

-cræft (Old English): denoting an art or science; denoting strength or...

Definitions

  1. denoting an art or science; denoting strength or...

Ancestry of “-cræft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcræftstrength, power; skill; art
2Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-cræft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →