deugniet
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈdøːx.nit/
noun
Definitions
- (originally) good-for-nothing
- (usually) rascal, scamp, a naughty boy
- (term of endearment) knave, amusing boy
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish deugen (be good) + Dutch, Flemish niet (not, non-, nothing, staple).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
niet
Gloss
not, non-, nothing, staple
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Taugenichts German
- nichts German
- taugen German
- deugen Dutch, Flemish
- niet Dutch, Flemish
- niet-aanvalsverdrag Dutch, Flemish
- nieten Dutch, Flemish
- nietig Dutch, Flemish
- nietmachine Dutch, Flemish
- niettegenstaande Dutch, Flemish
- niettemin Dutch, Flemish
- dōgen Middle Dutch
- niwet Middle Dutch
- nie Afrikaans
- dögenicht Middle Low German