Doughty Definition
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Adjective
Origin of Doughty
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From Middle English doughty, from Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“good, competent, valiant, doughty, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtiz (“note, usefulness”) + Proto-Germanic *-igaz (suffix), equivalent to dought + -y. Cognate with Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“efficient, capable, hard, competent, big”), Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Swedish duktig (“good, efficient, clever, capable, smart”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Russian дюжий (djužij, “sturdy”).
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Middle English from Old English dohtig dheugh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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