English

kraft

Kraft comes from Swedish kraft ‘strength’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *krafjaną ‘to demand’.

Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*krafjaną‘to demand’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kraftuz‘strength, power, prowess’reconstructed
Old Norsec. 800–1350kraptr‘strength’
Old Swedishmodernkrapter‘power, strength’
Swedishmodernkraft‘strength’
Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*krafjaną‘to demand’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kraftuz‘strength, power, prowess’reconstructed
Old Norsec. 800–1350kraptr‘strength’
Old Swedishmodernkrapter‘power, strength’
Swedishmodernkraft‘strength’
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *krafjaną ‘to demand’

crave, starcraft, 2 more

through Proto-Germanic *kraftuz ‘strength, power, prowess’

Today it means

noun A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *krafjaną / kraft

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