Where does “Tugend” come from?
Tugend (German) comes 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...
Tugend (German): virtue
Ancestry of “Tugend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | tugent | — |
| 2 | Old High German | tugund | virtue, power |
| 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 “Tugend”