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Where does “daube” come from?

daube (English) comes from French daube, from Italian dobba, from Hungarian dob, from Proto-Ugric tᴕmpɜ- — to throw down, to strike.

daube (English): A stew of braised meat, usually beef

Definitions

  1. A stew of braised meat, usually beef

Ancestry of “daube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdaubestew, casserole; daube; crap; crappiness;...
2Italiandobbamarinade
3Hungariandobto throw, to cast; to roll; to dump
4Proto-Ugrictᴕmpɜ-to throw down, to strike
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