Where does “tucht” come from?
tucht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tucht, from Old Dutch tuht, from Finnish tuhti, from Swedish duktig, from Middle Low German duchtich, from Old Dutch duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic duhtīg, from Proto-West Germanic duhti — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
tucht (Dutch): discipline, a regime entailing strict supervision...
Definitions
- discipline, a regime entailing strict supervision...
Ancestry of “tucht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tucht | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tuht | offspring, descendants |
| 3 | Finnish | tuhti | heavy, substantial; hearty |
| 4 | Swedish | duktig | skilled; clever |
| 5 | Middle Low German | duchtich | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | duhtig | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |