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Where does “dub” come from?

dub (Czech) comes from Old Czech dub, from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-.

dub (Czech): oak, oak tree

Definitions

  1. oak, oak tree

Ancestry of “dub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechduboak, oak tree
2Proto-Slavicdǫbъoak tree; oak
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰanw-—

Words derived from “dub”

  • duben
  • dubnový
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