deugd

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dōghet, dōget, from Old Dutch *dugath, *dugeth, *dugith (“virtue”), from Proto-Germanic *dugunþō (“usefulness, virtue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to be ready, be sufficient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /døːxt/

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• Hyphenation: deugd
• Rhymes: -øːxt

Noun

deugd f (plural deugden)

1. virtue

Derived terms

• deugd doen
• ondeugd

Related terms

• deugen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: deug