Where does “tuchtschool” come from?
tuchtschool (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...
tuchtschool (Dutch): reformatory school
Definitions
- reformatory school
Ancestry of “tuchtschool”, step by step
tuchtschool 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 school
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | school | school; a group of fish |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schôle | school institute of learning |
| 3 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |