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
Ancestry of “tubbily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tubby | stout, rotund; Resembling a tub; sounding dull... |
| 2 | English | tub | A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or... |
| 3 | Middle English | tubbe | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tubbe | — |