Where does “kraftmaskin” come from?

kraftmaskin (Swedish) comes from Swedish maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

kraftmaskin (Swedish): a power machine, a motor, an engine

Definitions

  1. a power machine, a motor, an engine

Ancestry of “kraftmaskin”, step by step

kraftmaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmaskinmachine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Swedish kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrafta force; strength, power
2Old Swedishkrapterpower, strength
3Old Norsekraptrstrength
4Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
5Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή
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