Where does “feucht” come from?

feucht (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,...

feucht (German): wet, humid, moist, soggy, dank

Definitions

  1. wet, humid, moist, soggy, dank

Ancestry of “feucht”, 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,...

Words derived from “feucht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen-