Where does “sledetocht” come from?
sledetocht (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic duhtīg — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
sledetocht (Dutch): sleigh ride or sleigh trip
Definitions
- sleigh ride or sleigh trip
Ancestry of “sledetocht”, step by step
sledetocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tocht | march; trip; draught, air current |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tocht | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tuht | offspring, descendants |
| 4 | Finnish | tuhti | heavy, substantial; hearty |
| 5 | Swedish | duktig | skilled; clever |
| 6 | Middle Low German | duchtich | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | duhtig | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |