Where does “rimcræftiga” come from?
rimcræftiga (Old English) comes from Old English rimcræft, from Old English -cræft, 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.
rimcræftiga (Old English): mathematician
Definitions
- mathematician
Ancestry of “rimcræftiga”, step by step
rimcræftiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English rimcræft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | rimcræft | arithmetic, mathematics, computation |
| 2 | Old English | -cræft | denoting an art or science; denoting strength or... |
| 3 | Old English | cræft | strength, power; skill; art |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Old English cræftiga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cræftiga | artist |
| 2 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |