Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kraftu

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 *kraftuz. Equivalent to *krafōn (“to implore; to crave; to demand”) +‎ *-þu.

Noun

*kraftu m

  1. strength, power
  2. skill

Inflection

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

Descendants

The word was widely reinterpreted as a feminine -ti- noun in the continental languages.

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