Where does “kraft” come from?

kraft (Swedish) comes 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.

kraft (Swedish): a force; strength, power

Definitions

  1. a force; strength, power

Ancestry of “kraft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkrapterpower, strength
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kraft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →