taugen

Meaning

1. (weak) to be fit
2. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern, intransitive, weak) to like, to be pleased, to enjoy

Concepts

be good for

be

be worth

suitable

be of use

Synonyms

passen

dienen

eignen

eignen für

geeignet sein

nützen

oberflächlich

servieren

sich eignen

wert sein

wirken

beziffern

erscheinen

freundlicherweise

herhalten

auftragen

gut sein zu

bedienen

behilflich

fungieren

Translations

deugen

geschikt zijn

yaramak

convenir

servir

être

coûter

costar

convenir à

valoir

être bon à

établir le coût

évaluer le coût de

costare

faire

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

duuge

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtaʊ̯ɡn̩]

Etymology

Cognate with Yiddish: טויגן

Cognate with Old Saxon: dugan

Cognate with Dutch: deugen

Cognate with Afrikaans: deug

Cognate with Old English: dugan

Cognate with English: dow

Cognate with Old Norse: duga

Cognate with Icelandic: duga

Cognate with Faroese: duga

Cognate with Norwegian: duge

Cognate with Swedish: duga

Cognate with Danish: du

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽

Cognate with German: Tugend

Cognate with Ancient Greek: τύχη

Cognate with Irish: dual

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic: duan

Cognate with Sanskrit: दोग्धि

Cognate with Lithuanian: daũg

Cognate with Latvian: daudz

In summary

From Middle High German tougen, tugen, tügen, from Old High German tugan (attested since the 9th century); from Proto-Germanic *duganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce”).
Germanic cognates include Yiddish טויגן (toygn), Old Saxon dugan, Dutch deugen (> Afrikaans deug), Old English dugan (obsolete Modern English dow), Old Norse duga (> Icelandic duga, Faroese duga, Norwegian duge, Swedish duga, Danish du) and Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan). Related to German Tugend and tüchtig.
Non-Germanic cognates include Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “fate, chance, luck”), Irish dual (“proper, fitting”), Scottish Gaelic duan (“song, poem, harmonious sounds”), Sanskrit दोग्धि (dṓgdhi, “to milk, to extract”), Lithuanian daũg (“much”), Latvian daudz (“much, a lot”).