Where does “tubful” come from?

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

tubful (English): an amount that would fill a tub

Definitions

  1. an amount that would fill a tub

Ancestry of “tubful”, step by step

tubful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tub

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

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →Every word from Middle English tubbe →Every word from English tub →