Where does “krêft” come from?

krêft (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian creft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

krêft (West Frisian): strength; power, force

Definitions

  1. strength; power, force

Ancestry of “krêft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiancreft—
2Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
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 “krêft”

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