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Where does “duga” come from?

duga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic duganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰówgʰe, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

duga (Old Norse): to help, aid; to do, suffice; to show prowess, do...

Definitions

  1. to help, aid; to do, suffice; to show prowess, do...

Ancestry of “duga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicduganąto be useful, to avail
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰówgʰeto be productive
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “duga”

  • dugnad
  • duga
  • duglig
  • duge
  • dugnad
  • duga
  • dugnaðr
  • duga
  • dugnad
  • dåga
  • dugha
  • dughæ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →