Where does “daub” come from?
Daub comes from Middle English dauben, from Old Northern French dauber, meaning to whitewash or coat with a substance.
daub (English): Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in...
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- Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in...
Ancestry of “daub”, step by step
daub traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French dauber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dauber | to whiten; whitewash; to provide with; to furnish... |
| 2 | Latin | dealbo | I whitewash; I plaster, parget; I purify, cleanse |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |