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English word origin

Etymology of doit

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver. · A small amount; a bit, a jot. · In jazz music, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically upwards.

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

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To stumble; to blunder.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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  • Borrowed-form mentiondoitsco
  • Doublet mentiondoteen
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