daft
Mane (Îngilîzî)
- (Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
- (Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.
- (obsolete) Gentle, meek, mild.
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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/dɑːft/
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In summary
From Middle English dafte, defte (“gentle; having good manners; humble, modest; awkward; dull; boorish”), from Old English dæfte (“accommodating; gentle, meek, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“fitting; to fit together”). Related to Old English dafnian, dafenian (“to be fitting, appropriate, or becoming”), Russian до́брый (dóbryj, “good”). Compare silly which originally meant “blessed; good, innocent; pitiful; weak”, but now means “laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance; mentally simple, foolish”. Unrelated to, though perhaps influenced by, daff (“fool (n.); to be foolish (v.)”) (past form daffed).
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