Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kraftuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Alternative reconstructions edit

Etymology edit

From *krafjaną (to demand)[2][3] + *-þuz.[4]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*kraftuz f[4][2][3]

  1. strength, power, prowess

Inflection edit

u-stemDeclension of *kraftuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kraftuz *kraftiwiz
vocative *kraftu *kraftiwiz
accusative *kraftų *kraftunz
genitive *kraftauz *kraftiwǫ̂
dative *kraftiwi *kraftumaz
instrumental *kraftū *kraftumiz

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References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kraft”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kraftiz ~ *kraftuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 220
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hellquist, Elof (1922) “kraft”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[2] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 348:*kraftu-, *krafti- (*krafta-?)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kraftu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 300