Where does “deug” come from?
deug (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch deugen, from Middle Dutch dōgen, from Old Dutch dugan, from Proto-West Germanic dugan, from Proto-Germanic duganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰówgʰe, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
deug (Afrikaans): virtue
Definitions
- virtue
Ancestry of “deug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | deugen | to be good, well-behaved or moral etc.; to be of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dōgen | to be useful, to be appropriate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dugan | to have value |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dugan | to avail, serve; to be fit, suitable, strong |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |