Where does “kreftīg” come from?
kreftīg (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *kraftīg, from Proto-Germanic kraftugaz — powerful, mighty.
Ancestry of “kreftīg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *kraftīg | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kraftugaz | powerful, mighty |