Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/duhti

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 *dugan +‎ *-þi.

Noun

*duhti f

1. usefulness, fitness, strength

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*duhti
Genitive	*duhtī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*duhti	*duhtī
Accusative	*duhti	*duhtī
Genitive	*duhtī	*duhtijō
Dative	*duhtī	*duhtim, *duhtijum
Instrumental	*duhtī	*duhtim, *duhtijum

Derived terms

• *duhtīg

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *duht
  • Middle Low German: ducht
    • Low German: Ducht
• Old High German: *tuht
  • Middle High German: tuht, (Central German) duht
    • German: Tucht, Ducht
    • Luxembourgish: Duucht