Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kraftu
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *kraftuz. Equivalent to *krafōn (“to implore; to crave; to demand”) + *-þu.
Noun edit
*kraftu m
Inflection edit
| u-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kraftu | |
| Genitive | *kraftō | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kraftu | *kraftiwi, *kraftō |
| Accusative | *kraftu | *kraftū |
| Genitive | *kraftō | *kraftiwō |
| Dative | *kraftiwi, *kraftō | *kraftum |
| Instrumental | *kraftu | *kraftum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
The word was widely reinterpreted as a feminine -ti- noun in the continental languages.