tugan

See also: tugann

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duganą, whence also Old Saxon dugan, Old English dugan, Old Norse duga and Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce, to give milk”).[1][2]

Verb

tugan

  1. to be suitable, to be good for

Descendants
  • Middle High German: tugen, tugen, tügen

References
  1. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  2. Pfeifer, Wolfgang. 1995, 2005. Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen. München: dtv. →ISBN.
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