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Where does “taŭgi” come from?

taŭgi (Esperanto) comes 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...

taŭgi (Esperanto): to be fit, suitable

Definitions

  1. to be fit, suitable

Ancestry of “taŭgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaugento be fit
2Middle High Germantougen—
3Old High Germantuganto be suitable, to be good for
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 “taŭgi”

  • taŭga
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