Where does “dōgen” come from?
dōgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dugan, from Proto-West Germanic dugan, from Proto-Germanic duganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰówgʰe, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
dōgen (Middle Dutch): to be useful, to be appropriate
Definitions
- to be useful, to be appropriate
Ancestry of “dōgen”, step by step
dōgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch dugan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | dugan | to have value |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dugan | to avail, serve; to be fit, suitable, strong |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |