Where does “sentaŭga” come from?
sentaŭga (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto taŭga, from Esperanto taŭgi, from German taugen, from Middle High German tougen, from Old High German tugan, from Proto-Germanic duganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰówgʰe, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
sentaŭga (Esperanto): useless, worthless
Definitions
- useless, worthless
Ancestry of “sentaŭga”, step by step
sentaŭga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto taŭga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | taŭga | suitable |
| 2 | Esperanto | taŭgi | to be fit, suitable |
| 3 | German | taugen | to be fit |
| 4 | Middle High German | tougen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | tugan | to be suitable, to be good for |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |