Where does “tokt” come from?
tokt (Old Swedish) comes from Dutch tocht, from Middle Dutch tocht, from Old Dutch tuht, from Finnish tuhti, from Swedish duktig, from Middle Low German duchtich, from Old Dutch duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic duhtīg — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Ancestry of “tokt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tocht | march; trip; draught, air current |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tocht | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tuht | offspring, descendants |
| 4 | Finnish | tuhti | heavy, substantial; hearty |
| 5 | Swedish | duktig | skilled; clever |
| 6 | Middle Low German | duchtich | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | duhtig | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |