Where does “axelhästkraft” come from?
axelhästkraft (Swedish) comes from Swedish hästkraft, from Swedish kraft, from Old Swedish krapter, from Old Norse kraptr, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
axelhästkraft (Swedish): axle horsepower; the power delivered by a ship's engine to the propeller axle (multiply by the effiency of the propeller to get the propulsion power)
Definitions
- axle horsepower; the power delivered by a ship's engine to the propeller axle (multiply by the effiency of the propeller to get the propulsion power)
Ancestry of “axelhästkraft”, step by step
axelhästkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hästkraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hästkraft | a horsepower; a measurement unit for power |
| 2 | Swedish | kraft | a force; strength, power |
| 3 | Old Swedish | krapter | power, strength |
| 4 | Old Norse | kraptr | strength |
| 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 |