Where does “sundorcræft” come from?

sundorcræft (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.

sundorcræft (Old English): special ability or skill

Definitions

  1. special ability or skill

Ancestry of “sundorcræft”, step by step

sundorcræft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cræft

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

via Old English sundor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsundorapart, separate, private, aloof, by one's self
2Proto-Germanicsundrazseparate, isolated, alone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnter-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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