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Where does “daftī” come from?

daftī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic dabaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- — appropriate, good, fitting.

daftī (Proto-West Germanic): fitting, suitable

Definitions

  1. fitting, suitable

Ancestry of “daftī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdabanąto come to pass, occur, happen; to fit, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰabʰ-appropriate, good, fitting

Words derived from “daftī”

  • deftly
  • deft
  • daft
  • deftness
  • daftness
  • daftie
  • daftly
  • dafty
  • defthanded
  • defthandedness
  • deft-handedness
  • deft-handedly
  • defthandedly
  • deft-handed
  • dafte
  • defte
  • daft
  • dæfte
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