Where does “vocht” come from?

vocht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vucht, from Old Saxon fuht, from Proto-West Germanic fų̄ht, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt-, from Proto-Indo-European pen-k-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

vocht (Dutch): dampness, moisture; liquid; moist

Definitions

  1. dampness, moisture; liquid; moist

Ancestry of “vocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvucht—
2Old Saxonfuhtwet
3Proto-West Germanicfų̄htwet
4Proto-Germanicfunhtijazwet; damp; moist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpnkt-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “vocht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen-k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnkt- →