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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/06/11 18:23 UTC 版)
The adjective is derived from 中期英語 doughty (“brave, bold, valiant”), from 古期英語 dohtiġ, dyhtiġ (“competent, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg.
The English word may be analysed as dought + -y, and is cognate with Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”).
The noun is derived from the adjective.
doughty (comparative doughtier or more doughty, superlative doughtiest or most doughty)
From 古期英語 dohtiġ, dyhtiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg, *dohtag.
Forms with /u/ (/uː/ through lengthening before /xt/) are likely due to the analogy of douen (early /ˈduɣən/).
doughty (comparative doughtiere, superlative doughtiest)
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