dapper

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. Neat, trim.
  2. Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.
  3. Quick; little and active.

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/ˈdæpə(ɹ)/
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In summary

From Middle English daper (“pretty, neat”), from Middle Dutch dapper (“stalwart, nimble”), Old Dutch *dapar, from Proto-Germanic *dapraz (“stout; solid; heavy; bold”) (compare German tapfer "bold", Norwegian daper "saddened, dreary"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeb- ‘thick, heavy’ (compare Tocharian A tpär ‘high’, Latvian dàbls ‘strong’, Serbo-Croatian дебео (dèbeo) ‘fat’).

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