Taugenichts
German (Berlin)
/ˈtaʊ̯ɡənɪçts/
noun
Definitions
- (derogatory) good-for-nothing
Etymology
Affix from German taugen (be of use, be useful, be fit, suit) + German nichts (nothing)derived from Middle Low German dögenicht derived from French vaurien.
Origin
French
vaurien
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nish English
- vaurien English
- Habenichts German
- Nichtskönner German
- Nichtswisser German
- nichts German
- nichtssagend German
- taugen German
- nisba Italian
- deugen Dutch, Flemish
- deugniet Dutch, Flemish
- niet Dutch, Flemish
- rien French
- valoir French
- vaurien French
- *dʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- nix Swedish
- nix Danish
- taŭgi Esperanto
- niht Middle High German
- נישט Yiddish
- dögenicht Middle Low German
- niks Low German