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Where does “tugent” come from?

tugent (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tugund, from Proto-Germanic dugunþō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Ancestry of “tugent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantugundvirtue, power
2Proto-Germanicdugunþōability, usefulness, strength; virtue, strength...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “tugent”

  • tugendhaft
  • Untugend
  • Tugend
  • Dugend
  • tūgyt
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