May theme: Cloth 👘

Teaser

fabric, forge, Dobro, daft

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• Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂bʰ- fit together, fitting, make

  • Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂bʰén-ti imperfective

    • Balto-Slavic

      • Lithuanian dabinti to decorate, to beautify
    • Germanic *(ge)dabaną to fit, to be fitting

      • East Germanic

        • Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 gadaban to happen, to be appropriate
      • North Germanic

        • Old Norse dafna thrive

          • Icelandic dafna thrive
      • Germanic *daftuz fit, appropriate, convenient

        • West Germanic

          • Old English dæfte

            • English deft
            • English daft
          • Frankish *daftih

            • Middle Dutch deftich suitable, solid, weighty

              • Dutch defitg refined, genteel
              • German deftig hearty, rustic, coarse
  • Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂bʰros fitting, well suited, felicitous adjective

    • Balto-Slavic

      • Lithuanian dabà habit, character
      • Slavic *dobrъ dobry good adj.

        • East Slavic

          • Russian до́брый dóbryj kind, good, genial
        • South Slavic

          • Serbo-Croatian до̏бар dȍbar good, well-behaved
        • West Slavic

          • Polish dobry good
        • Slavic *dobro good, goods, goodwill n.

          • East Slavic

            • Russian добро́ dobró the good, goods, approval
          • West Slavic

            • Slovak dobro good

              • Translingual Dobro

                • English dobro
  • Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂bʰḗr agentive

    • Old Armenian դարբին darbin craftsman, blacksmith

      • Armenian դարբին darbin blacksmith, smith
    • Italic *faβro

      • Latin faber craftsman, maker, smith

        • Italian fabbro smith
        • French Favre
        • German Faber
        • Latin fabrica workshop, smithy, industry, craft, production, fabric

          • Italian fabbrica factory

            • Turkish fabrika factory
          • German Fabrik factory
          • Russian фа́брика fábrika factory
          • Old French faverge smithy

            • French forge forge

              • English forge
              • Italian forgiare to forge, to fashion
              • Spanish forja forge, foundry
            • French Faverges
            • Russian Фаберже́ Faberžé

              • English Fabergé
          • French fabrique factory

            • English fabric

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Collected English words

deft, daft, Dobro, dobro, forge, Fabergé, fabric