Where does “handlingskraft” come from?
handlingskraft (Swedish) comes 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.
handlingskraft (Swedish): ability to take decisive action
Definitions
- ability to take decisive action
Ancestry of “handlingskraft”, step by step
handlingskraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kraft | a force; strength, power |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krapter | power, strength |
| 3 | Old Norse | kraptr | strength |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish handling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | handling | an act, a deed; an act, a document; action |
| 2 | Swedish | handla | to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | handla | to touch, to reach; to handle |
| 4 | Old Norse | handla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |