Where does “tukthus” come from?
tukthus (Swedish) comes from Swedish tukt, from Old Swedish tokt, from Dutch tocht, from Middle Dutch tocht, from Old Dutch tuht, from Finnish tuhti, from Swedish duktig, from Middle Low German duchtich — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
tukthus (Swedish): penal labor facility
Definitions
- penal labor facility
Ancestry of “tukthus”, step by step
tukthus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tukt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tukt | discipline, upbringing, obedience, conduct,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tokt | — |
| 3 | Dutch | tocht | march; trip; draught, air current |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tocht | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | tuht | offspring, descendants |
| 6 | Finnish | tuhti | heavy, substantial; hearty |
| 7 | Swedish | duktig | skilled; clever |
| 8 | Middle Low German | duchtich | — |
| 9 | Old Dutch | duhtig | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via German Zuchthaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zuchthaus | an aggravated form of prison with harsher conditions of detention |
| 2 | German | haus | singular imperative of hausen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hūs | house |
| 4 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |