Where does “slagkraft” come from?

slagkraft (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.

slagkraft (Swedish): striking power, punching power (in for example boxing)

Definitions

  1. striking power, punching power (in for example boxing)

Ancestry of “slagkraft”, step by step

slagkraft 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 slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishslagA hit; punch; A hit of a ball by a bat or a...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slagkraft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →