Wordwyrt

doughty

/ˈdɔːti/DAW-tee
/ˈdɔti/DAW-tee

Meaningworthy, valiant

Common meaning: brave

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DHUGH‘milk’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 170, p. 736 · scan
  2. Old Englishdyhtig‘valiant’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishduhtisource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsvaliant → bravedoughty‘brave’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English dyhtig ‘worthy, valiant’.

Roots

  • dyhtig Old English “worthy, valiant”

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app