Docht

docht German Etymology From de gmh tāht, from de goh tāht, from de gem-pro *þanhtu-/*þæhta- thread, perhaps from de ine-pro *tek- to weave. Cognate with non þáttr, for which reason the onset t- is an irregular hardening (compare de tausend). The modern form is not inherited from literary Middle High German, but from the vernaculars. It has d- due to dialectal High German, and Low German influence (compare gml - de dacht); the vocalism is due to the common dialectal development -ā- → -ō- (compare de Odem). Pronunciation de /dɔxt/ de De-Docht.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s wick porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning Declension m,(e)s References Further reading Rhine Franconian Alternative forms gmw-rfr Dacht North Hessian Pronunciation gmw-rfr /d̥oxt/ Frankfurterisch Noun gmw-rfr noun gmw-rfr South Hessian wick