Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “tub” come from?

Tub comes from Middle English tubbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe, of uncertain origin.

tub (English): A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...

Definitions

  1. A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...

Ancestry of “tub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtubbe—
2Middle Dutchtubbe—

Words derived from “tub”

  • bathtub
  • washtub
  • tubby
  • Teletubbies
  • tubful
  • Teletubby
  • tublike
  • tubthumping
  • tubbiness
  • tubman
  • tubless
  • tubbable
  • tubbo
  • tubside
  • tubbily
  • leachtub
  • tubthump
  • Teletubbian
  • tub-shower
  • tubfast
  • टब
  • toube
Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →