Where does “krafttag” come from?

krafttag (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.

krafttag (Swedish): vigorous action, serious effort

Definitions

  1. vigorous action, serious effort

Ancestry of “krafttag”, step by step

krafttag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish tåg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtåga railroad train; a train, a march, a military...
2Middle High Germantagday; age, lifetime; convention, congress
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →