Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/duhtīg

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *duhti +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*duhtīg

1. strong, virtuous, proficient

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*duhtīg
Genitive	*duhtīgas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*duhtīg	*duhtīgu	*duhtīg
Accusative	*duhtīganā	*duhtīgā	*duhtīg
Genitive	*duhtīgas	*duhtīgeʀā	*duhtīgas
Dative	*duhtīgumē	*duhtīgeʀē	*duhtīgumē
Instrumental	*duhtīgu	*duhtīgeʀu	*duhtīgu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*duhtīgē	*duhtīgō	*duhtīgu
Accusative	*duhtīgā	*duhtīgā	*duhtīgu
Genitive	*duhtīgeʀō	*duhtīgeʀō	*duhtīgeʀō
Dative	*duhtīgēm, *duhtīgum	*duhtīgēm, *duhtīgum	*duhtīgēm, *duhtīgum
Instrumental	*duhtīgēm, *duhtīgum	*duhtīgēm, *duhtīgum	*duhtīgēm, *duhtīgum

Descendants

• Old English: dyhtiġ, dohtiġ, dihtiġ
  • Middle English: doughty, dogheti, doghte, doghti, doghuti, doȝti, doȝty, dohty, dohuthi, dohuti, douchti, dougheti, doughety, douȝcti, douȝthi, douȝti, douȝty, douhte, douhti, douhty, dousti, douthi, douti, dowghty, dowȝti, dowȝty, dowsty, dowty, duchti, dughti, duȝte, duȝti, duȝty, duhtie, duthi; dohti, duhhtiȝ, duhti, duhtiȝ (Early Middle English)
    • English: doughty
    • Scots: douchty, douchtie
• Old Saxon: *duhtig
  • Middle Low German: duchtich
  • → Norwegian: dyktig
  • → Danish: dygtig
  • → Swedish: duktig
• Old Dutch: *duhtig
  • Middle Dutch: duchtich
    • Dutch: duchtig
• Old High German: *tuhtig
  • Middle High German: tühtec
    • German: tüchtig
    • Luxembourgish: dichteg