Where does “fuktighet” come from?
fuktighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish fuktig, from Middle Low German vuchtich, 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- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
fuktighet (Norwegian Bokmål): humidity; moistness, moisture; dampness
Definitions
- humidity; moistness, moisture; dampness
Ancestry of “fuktighet”, step by step
fuktighet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fuktig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fuktig | humid, moist, damp |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vuchtich | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vucht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fuht | wet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fų̄ht | wet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | funhtijaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pnkt- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-k- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål het
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | het | hot; simple past of hete |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Norwegian Bokmål fuktig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fuktig | humid; damp, moist |