Where does “adoubement” come from?

adoubement (French) comes from French adouber, from Old French adober, from Proto-Germanic dubilaz, from Proto-Germanic dubjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

adoubement (French): dubbing; conferral of knighthood

Definitions

  1. dubbing; conferral of knighthood

Ancestry of “adoubement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadouberto dub; to name; to adjust a piece in a board...
2Old Frenchadoberto dub; to equip; to equip oneself
3Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
4Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dubjaną →