Where does “fuktig” come from?
fuktig (Swedish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
fuktig (Swedish): humid, moist, damp
Ancestry of “fuktig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vuchtich | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vucht | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fuht | wet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fų̄ht | wet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | funhtijaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pnkt- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-k- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |