The story
- Old French · derived fromdeintié“dignity”
- Middle English · derived fromdeinteth“pleasure, tidbit”
- English todayDaintith
A nickname for a pleasant or handsome person, from Middle English deinteth (“pleasure, tidbit”), which is from Old French deintié (“dignity”).
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchdeintié all →
dainty
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.