Where does “Kardinaltugend” come from?
Kardinaltugend (German) comes from German Tugend, from Middle High German tugent, from Old High German tugund, from Proto-Germanic dugunþō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Kardinaltugend (German): cardinal virtue
Definitions
- cardinal virtue
Ancestry of “Kardinaltugend”, step by step
Kardinaltugend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tugend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tugend | virtue |
| 2 | Middle High German | tugent | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tugund | virtue, power |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dugunþō | ability, usefulness, strength; virtue, strength... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via German kardinal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kardinal | cardinal (official in Catholic Church) |