Where does “krigstogt” come from?
krigstogt (Danish) comes from Danish togt, from Dutch tocht, from Middle Dutch tocht, from Old Dutch tuht, from Finnish tuhti, from Swedish duktig, from Middle Low German duchtich, from Old Dutch duhtig — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
krigstogt (Danish): war expedition
Definitions
- war expedition
Ancestry of “krigstogt”, step by step
krigstogt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish togt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | togt | expedition, often to pillage or wage war |
| 2 | Dutch | tocht | march; trip; draught, air current |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tocht | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tuht | offspring, descendants |
| 5 | Finnish | tuhti | heavy, substantial; hearty |
| 6 | Swedish | duktig | skilled; clever |
| 7 | Middle Low German | duchtich | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | duhtig | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via Danish krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | krig | war |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krîch | battle; war; fight |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |