An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/tüchtig

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2509092An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — tüchtig1891John Francis Davis

​ tüchtig, adj., ‘fit, able, qualified, excellent,’ from MidHG. (MidG.) tühtic (g), ‘serviceable, brave, sturdy’; allied to MidHG. (MidG.) tuht, f., ‘ability, fitness,’ an abstract of ModHG. taugen (comp. also Tugend). Corresponding to Du. deugdelijk, AS. dyhtig, E. doughty.

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