Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kraftīg

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kraftugaz, equivalent to *kraftu +‎ *-g. Cognate with Old Norse krǫptugr.

Adjective

*kraftīg

1. full of strength, powerful

Alternative reconstructions

• *kraftug, *kraftag

Descendants

• Old English: cræfteg, cræftiġ
  • Middle English: craftiȝ, crefti, crafti, crefty, crafty
    • English: crafty
    • Scots: crafty
• Old Frisian: kreftich
  • Saterland Frisian: kräftich, krääftig
  • West Frisian: krêftich
• Old Saxon: kraftag, kraftig
  • Middle Low German: kraftich, kreftich, krachtich, krechtich
    • German Low German: krachtig, kräftig
• Old Dutch: *kraftig, krahtig, kreftig, creftig
  • Middle Dutch: crachtig
    • Dutch: krachtig
• Old High German: kreftīg, *kreftag
  • Middle High German: kreftic, kreftec
    • German: kräftig