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Where does “deugen” come from?

deugen (Dutch) comes 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...

deugen (Dutch): to be good, well-behaved or moral etc.; to be of...

Definitions

  1. to be good, well-behaved or moral etc.; to be of...

Ancestry of “deugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdōgen—
2Old Dutchduganto have value
3Proto-West Germanicduganto avail, serve; to be fit, suitable, strong
4Proto-Germanicduganąto be useful, to avail
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰówgʰeto be productive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “deugen”

  • deugniet
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