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Where does “doughtily” come from?

doughtily (English) comes from English doughty, from Middle English doughty, from Old English dohtiġ, from Proto-West Germanic duhtīg, from Proto-West Germanic duhti, from Proto-Germanic duganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰówgʰe, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

doughtily (English): In a doughty manner

Definitions

  1. In a doughty manner

Ancestry of “doughtily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoughtyBold; brave, courageous; A person who is bold or...
2Middle EnglishdoughtyAlternative form of douȝty
3Old Englishdohtiġ—
4Proto-West Germanicduhtīgstrong, virtuous, proficient
5Proto-West Germanicduhtiusefulness, fitness, strength
6Proto-Germanicduganąto be useful, to avail
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰówgʰeto be productive
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
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