Where does “dubber” come from?

dubber (English) comes from English dub, from English dup, from Middle English don up — to open.

dubber (English): One who dubs, or gives a name; A person who...

Definitions

  1. One who dubs, or gives a name; A person who...

Ancestry of “dubber”, step by step

dubber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdubTo confer knighthood; the conclusion of the...
2Englishdupto open
3Middle Englishdon upto open

via Arabic دُبَّاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُبَّاء
Every word from Middle English don up
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