Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tuhti

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 Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, lead”), equivalent to *teuhan +‎ *-þi.

Noun

*tuhti f

1. tugging, towing, pulling, drawing
2. teaching, training, instruction, discipline

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tuhti
Genitive	*tuhtī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tuhti	*tuhtī
Accusative	*tuhti	*tuhtī
Genitive	*tuhtī	*tuhtijō
Dative	*tuhtī	*tuhtim, *tuhtijum
Instrumental	*tuhtī	*tuhtim, *tuhtijum

Derived terms

• *tuhtijan
• *tuhtōn

Descendants

• Old English: tyht; tohte
  • Middle English: tuht, tiȝt, tyht
    • >? Scots: ticht (noun)
    • ⇒ Middle English: tuhtle
      • >? Scots: tichle, tuckle
• Old Frisian: tuchte, tucht, tochte, tocht
  • Saterland Frisian: Tucht
  • West Frisian: tocht
• Old Saxon: tuht
  • Middle Low German: tucht
    • German Low German: Tucht, Tocht
    • → Old Norse: tykt
      • Icelandic: tykt
      • Danish: tugt
      • Norwegian: tukt
      • Old Swedish: tukt, tokt
        • Swedish: tukt
• Old Dutch: *tuht
  • Middle Dutch: tocht, tucht
    • Dutch: tocht, tucht
      • Afrikaans: tug
      • → Danish: togt
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: tokt
• Old High German: zuht
  • Middle High German: zuht
    • German: Zucht