Where does “דאָמקראַט” come from?
דאָמקראַט (Yiddish) comes from Russian домкрат, from Dutch dommekracht, from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “דאָמקראַט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | домкрат | jack |
| 2 | Dutch | dommekracht | a jack suited for lifting heavy loads; dumb... |
| 3 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 5 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |