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According to one source, from the Twi Akan word dɔteɛ (“ground”). Probably reinforced by the English terms dirt, dirty.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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According to one source, from the Twi Akan word dɔteɛ (“ground”). Probably reinforced by the English terms dirt, dirty.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.