Where does “feicht” come from?

feicht (East Central German) comes from Middle High German viuchte, from Old High German fūht, 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,...

feicht (East Central German): clammy, moist, dank, humid

Definitions

  1. clammy, moist, dank, humid

Ancestry of “feicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanviuchte—
2Old High Germanfūhtwet
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen-k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnkt- →