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Where does “vucht” come from?

vucht (Middle Dutch) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “vucht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vucht”

  • lichaamsvocht
  • vocht
  • voorvocht
  • wondvocht
  • vog
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