Etymology

ferdutzt

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Today it means: confused, bewildered. Full definition →

Pennsylvania German ferdutzt ← German verdutzt
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The story

  1. German · derived fromverdutzt“confused, puzzled”
  2. Pennsylvania German · borrowed fromferdutzt
  3. English todayferdutzt

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German ferdutzt, from German verdutzt (“confused, puzzled”).

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