English deft

← Old English dæfte (inherited)

← German deftig (cognate)

← Middle English defte (inherited)

← Middle English daft (mention)

← West Frisian deftich (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *dabaną (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic *daftī (inherited)

← Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (derived)

← Latin faber (cognate)

← Dutch deftig (cognate)

← Russian добро (cognate)

→ English deftly (suffix)

→ English deftness (suffix)

→ English defthanded (compound)

→ English deft-handed (compound)

→ Latin faber (mention)