Etymology

dought

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Middle English doghte ← Old English dohte
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dought · noun1

A back-formation from doughty (compare Scots doucht, from douchty). Related to dow.

dought · verb2

  1. Old English · inherited fromdohte
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdoghte
  3. English todaydought

From Middle English doghte, from Old English dohte (first and third person singular past tense of dugan (“to avail, be useful”)).

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