Where does “tubbily” come from?

tubbily (English) comes from English tubby, from English tub, from Middle English tubbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe.

tubbily (English): In a tubby manner

Definitions

  1. In a tubby manner

Ancestry of “tubbily”, step by step

tubbily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tubby

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtubbystout, rotund; Resembling a tub; sounding dull...
2EnglishtubA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...
3Middle Englishtubbetub
4Middle Dutchtubbe—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →Every word from Middle English tubbe →Every word from English tub →