Where does “dout” come from?

dout (English) comes from Middle English doute, from Old French doute, from Old French doter, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

dout (English): Obsolete spelling of doubt; To put out; quench;...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of doubt; To put out; quench;...

Ancestry of “dout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdoutedoubt
2Old Frenchdoutedoubt
3Old Frenchdoterto doubt; to fear; to be afraid
4Latindubitōto waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt
5Latindubō—
6Latin*dubos—
7Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “dout”

Every word from Indo-European *bʰuH- →Every word from Latin *dubos →Every word from Latin dubō →