Etymology

daith

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Today it means: An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole. Full definition →

Hebrew דעת
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromדעת“knowledge”
  2. English todaydaith

From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard.

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