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Where does “taugen” come from?

taugen (German) comes 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...

taugen (German): to be fit

Definitions

  1. to be fit

Ancestry of “taugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantougen—
2Old High Germantuganto be suitable, to be good for
3Proto-Germanicduganąto be useful, to avail
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰówgʰeto be productive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “taugen”

  • Taugenichts
  • tauge
  • taŭgi
  • taŭga
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