Where does “chub” come from?
Chub is an English word of unknown origin, with no established etymology tracing it to earlier languages.
chub (English): One of various species of freshwater fish of the...
Definitions
- One of various species of freshwater fish of the...
Ancestry of “chub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cubbe | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جبه | iron armour, cuirass, coat of mail |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | jebseg | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Mongolic | jebe | arrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust |
| 5 | Arabic | شَبّ | alum |
Words derived from “chub”