Docht

German (Berlin)

/dɔxt/

noun

Definitions

wick porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German tāht inherited from Old High German tāht (twisted).

Origin

Old High German

tāht

Gloss

twisted

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tått Norwegian Bokmål
*þēhtuz Proto-Germanic
tått Norwegian Nynorsk
þáttr Old Norse
þáttur Icelandic
tāht Old High German
tâht Middle High German
tāht Middle High German
Taache Alemannic German
töcht Vilamovian