Where does “dydig” come from?

dydig (Danish) comes from Danish dyd, from Old Norse dygð, from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō.

dydig (Danish): virtuous

Definitions

  1. virtuous

Ancestry of “dydig”, step by step

dydig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dyd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdydvirtue; chastity; virginity
2Old Norsedygðvirtue
3Proto-Germanic*dugiþō—

via Danish ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishig—

Words derived from “dydig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō →Every word from Old Norse dygð →Every word from Danish dyd →