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Unducht.

vice, lack of virtue

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. vice, lack of virtue

    archaic · feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From northern Middle High German unduht and Middle Low German unducht (“vice, lack of virtue”). Equivalent to un- + Ducht, Tucht, which also underlies in tüchtig (compare English doughty). This is from Proto-West Germanic *duhti, a derivation from Proto-Germanic *duganą, whence German taugen (“to be suitable, of use”); related with Tugend (“virtue”), but not identical to it.

noun
  1. scamp, rascal, good-for-nothing

    colloquial · masculine · regional · strong
Where this word comes from

From northern Middle High German unduht and Middle Low German unducht (“vice, lack of virtue”). Equivalent to un- + Ducht, Tucht, which also underlies in tüchtig (compare English doughty). This is from Proto-West Germanic *duhti, a derivation from Proto-Germanic *duganą, whence German taugen (“to be suitable, of use”); related with Tugend (“virtue”), but not identical to it.

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