defte
Middle English
/ˈdaft(ə)/
adj
Definitions
- Mild, polite, respectful, modest.
- (rare) Unexciting, boring, rude.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dæfte (meek, gentle, mild, accommodating) inherited from *daftī (fitting, suitable).
Origin
*daftī
Gloss
fitting, suitable
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deft English
- deft-handed English
- defthanded English
- deftly English
- deftness English
- deftig Dutch, Flemish
- *dʰh₂ebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- dæfte Old English
- gedæfte Old English
- dafftelike Middle English
- dafte Middle English
- *daftī gmw-pro