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

tugging, towing, pulling, drawing
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

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: toch, tucht
  - Dutch: tocht, tucht
    - Afrikaans: tug
    - → Danish: togt
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: tokt
Old High German: zuht
- Middle High German: zuht
  - German: Zucht