deft

Mane

Têgeh

Hevwate

Werger

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(Îngilîzî)

Quick and neat in action; skillful.

Pircarînî

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/dɛft/

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin

Hevwate bi Gothic

Hevwate bi frîsî

Hevwate bi holendî

Hevwate bi almanî

Hevwate bi rûsî

Hevwate bi latînî

In summary

From Middle English defte, daft (“gentle”), from Old English dæfte (“mild, gentle, meek”), from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”), derived from *dabaną (“to be suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“fitting, fit together”). Near cognates include Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃 (gadōfs, “suitable”), West Frisian deftich (“distinguished”), Dutch deftig (“distinguished”), German deftig (“coarse”). Further cognates include Russian добро (dobro, “wealth, good”) and Latin faber (“craftsman; skillful”).