doughty

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Bold; brave, courageous.

Noun

A person who is bold or brave.

Teenoorgestelde van

brave

Sinonieme

brave

valiant

gallant

mettlesome

courageous

efficient

daring

diligent

fit

generous

industrious

lionhearted

manful

potent

shifty

skilful

solid

stalwart

stout

strong

sufficient

tall

unyielding

valorous

vigorous

prowessful

able

uncowardly

able-bodied

apt

bold

capable

competent

Vertalings

valiente

courageux

kloek

valoroso

duchtig

valente

tüchtig

coratjós

courageuse

vaillant

dapper

γενναίος

koen

kuvvet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊti/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: doughty

Geërf van Old English: dohtiġ

Verwante met Deens: dygtig

Verwante met Nederlands: duchtig

Verwante met Duits: tüchtig

Verwante met Yslands: dygðugur

Verwante met Skots: douchty

Verwante met Sweeds: duktig

In summary

The adjective is derived from Middle English doughty (“brave, bold, valiant”), from Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“competent, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg.
The English word may be analysed as dought + -y, and is cognate with Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”).
The noun is derived from the adjective.