Where does “doubt” come from?
Doubt comes from Middle English douten, from Old French douter, from Latin dubitare meaning to waver between two opinions, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.
doubt (English): To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to...
Definitions
- To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to...
Ancestry of “doubt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | douten | to be in doubt, feel unsure; to be afraid or... |
| 2 | Old French | douter | Alternative form of doter |
| 3 | Latin | dubitō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dubō | — |
| 5 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 6 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |
Words derived from “doubt”