Where does “deugd” come from?
deugd (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dōghet, from Old Dutch dugath, from Proto-Germanic dugunþō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
deugd (Dutch): virtue
Ancestry of “deugd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | dōghet | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | dugath | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dugunþō | ability, usefulness, strength; virtue, strength... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
Words derived from “deugd”