Where does “tuchthuis” come from?
tuchthuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch tucht, 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 — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
tuchthuis (Dutch): A house of correction, closed penitentiary where...
Definitions
- A house of correction, closed penitentiary where...
Ancestry of “tuchthuis”, step by step
tuchthuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tucht | discipline, a regime entailing strict supervision... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tucht | — |
| 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... |
via Dutch huis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | huis | A house, home, residence; A genealogical house,... |
| 2 | Dutch | raad | An advice, counsel; A council, board, body which... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | râet | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |