klug

Meaning

intelligent, prudent, wise, smart, clever

Concepts

wise

smart

clever

sagacious

intelligent

prudent

sage

sensible

reasonable

sound

🔉

judicious

farsighted

sagely

bright

shrewd

savvy

discreet

smart

knowledgeable

sharp-witted

prudently

cleverly

cute

able

good

👍

witty

advisably

seemly

able

adroit

strange

suitable

tactful

talented

tasteful

cautious

cautelous

far-sighted

astuciously

wisely

clear-sighted

becoming

decent

discreetly

economical

economically

expedient

forehanded

appropriate

intelligently

Synonyms

weise

gescheit

vernünftig

verständig

intelligent

schlau

geschickt

scharfsinnig

clever

vorsichtig

erfahren

bedacht

aufgeweckt

umsichtig

besonnen

weltklug

zurückhaltend

gewitzt

gewandt

treffend

listig

überlegt

fertig

ausgeglichen

gelaunt

gewieft

wohlweislich

aufmerksam

blitzgescheit

bemerkt

durchdacht

gestimmt

talentiert

taktvoll

abgeklärt

gemäßigt

pfiffig

richtig

lauwarm

maßvoll

attraktiv

lau

mild

sinnig

fähig

erraten

erledigt

bewandert

erfolgreich

bescheiden

Translations

sage

akıllı

sábio

wijs

saggio

sapiens

juicioso

intelligente

verstandig

sabio

intelligent

vroed

prudente

cuerdo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kluːk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: kluoc

Cognate with Old Norse: klókr

Cognate with Dutch: kloek

In summary

From Middle High German kluoc, which was borrowed via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German klōk and Middle Dutch cloec, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz. Compare Old Norse klókr, and dialectal Dutch kloek.
In Upper German dialects, the final [k]-sound after a long vowel was naturally interpreted as underlying /ɡ/. This form then also spread back northwards, though some northern Central German dialects (like Ripuarian) retained /k/, as did Low German.