Where does “stridskraft” come from?

stridskraft (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.

stridskraft (Swedish): force

Definitions

  1. force

Ancestry of “stridskraft”, step by step

stridskraft 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 strid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstridrapid, swift, rich; a fight, a battle, a quarrel
2Old Swedishstridhstrife, war
3Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →