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
vucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon fuht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | fuht | wet |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fų̄ht | wet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | funhtijaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pnkt- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-k- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |
via Old Dutch fuhti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | fuhti | humid, wet, damp; marsh-like |