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Where does “nub” come from?

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nub (English): The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk...

Definitions

  1. The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk...

Ancestry of “nub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnoobA newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone...
2EnglishnewbieA newcomer, someone new to something; A new user...
3EnglishnewieSomething newly released, such as a song or film
4EnglishNew—
5EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
6Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
7Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
8Sanskritमहादेव—
9Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
10Sanskritमहायान—
11Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
12Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
13Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “nub”

  • nubby
  • nubbin
  • nubber
  • nublike
  • nubcake
  • nublet
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