Where does “tubby” come from?

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

tubby (English): stout, rotund; Resembling a tub; sounding dull...

Definitions

  1. stout, rotund; Resembling a tub; sounding dull...

Ancestry of “tubby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...
2Middle Englishtubbetub
3Middle Dutchtubbe—

Words derived from “tubby”

Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →Every word from Middle English tubbe →Every word from English tub →