Where does “swegcræft” come from?

swegcræft (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.

swegcræft (Old English): The art of music

Definitions

  1. The art of music

Ancestry of “swegcræft”, step by step

swegcræft 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 sweg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswegunregulated sound, noise; regulated sound, noise;...
2Proto-Germanicswōgiznoise, sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂gʰ-to wail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz