couth

English

/kuːθ/, /kuθ/

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
  • (Scotland) Variant of couthie.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cǒuth, couth (genteel, familiar, true, known, famous, having good manners, evident, respected, well-known) inherited from Old English cūþ (known, plain, famous, intimate, certain, manifest, familiar, well-known, noted, friendly, usual, excellent, related) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (know, know how, recognize, be able, be familiar with) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize), *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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