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Where does “daubest” come from?

daubest (English) comes from English daub, from Old French dauber, from Latin dealbo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

daubest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “daubest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaubExcrement or clay used as a bonding material in...
2Old Frenchdauberto whiten; whitewash; to provide with; to furnish...
3LatindealboI whitewash; I plaster, parget; I purify, cleanse
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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