Where does “krapter” come from?

krapter (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kraptr, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

krapter (Old Swedish): power, strength

Definitions

  1. power, strength

Ancestry of “krapter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekraptrstrength
2Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
3Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “krapter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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