Where does “tuchthuisregent” come from?
tuchthuisregent (Dutch) comes from Dutch tuchthuis, 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 — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
tuchthuisregent (Dutch): A 'governor', member of the board of...
Definitions
- A 'governor', member of the board of...
Ancestry of “tuchthuisregent”, step by step
tuchthuisregent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tuchthuis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tuchthuis | A house of correction, closed penitentiary where... |
| 2 | Dutch | tucht | discipline, a regime entailing strict supervision... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tucht | — |
| 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 Dutch regent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | regent | regent, acting head of state in a monarch's place |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | regent | — |
| 3 | Middle French | regent | regent |
| 4 | Old French | regent | regent one who reigns in the absence of a monarch |
| 5 | Latin | regēns | ruling, governing |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |