Etymology

doit

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Today it means: A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver. Full definition →

Middle Low German doyt
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doit · noun1

  1. Middle Low German · borrowed fromdoyt
  2. English todaydoit

Borrowed from Middle Low German doyt, cognate with Middle Dutch duit. Doublet of thwaite.

doit · verb2

  1. Scots · borrowed fromdoit
  2. English todaydoit

Borrowed from Scots doit, apparently a Scots cognate of dote.

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