Where does “fugtighed” come from?
fugtighed (Danish) comes from Danish fugtig, from Middle Low German vuchtich, from Middle Dutch vucht, from Old Saxon fuht, from Proto-West Germanic fų̄ht, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt-, from Proto-Indo-European pen-k- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
fugtighed (Danish): humidity
Definitions
- humidity
Ancestry of “fugtighed”, step by step
fugtighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fugtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fugtig | moist, humid, wet |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vuchtich | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vucht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fuht | wet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fų̄ht | wet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | funhtijaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnkt- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-k- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |