Where does “bärkraftig” come from?
bärkraftig (Swedish) comes from Swedish bärkraft, 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.
bärkraftig (Swedish): having good carrying capacity; strong
Definitions
- having good carrying capacity; strong
Ancestry of “bärkraftig”, step by step
bärkraftig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bärkraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bärkraft | ability to bear weight (without breaking, sinking, immobilization, or the like); bearing capacity, carrying capacity, etc |
| 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 |
via Swedish IG
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | IG | Abbreviation of inte godkänd or icke godkänd; a... |