Where does “adouber” come from?

adouber (French) comes 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.

adouber (French): to dub; to name; to adjust a piece in a board...

Definitions

  1. to dub; to name; to adjust a piece in a board...

Ancestry of “adouber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchadoberto dub; to equip; to equip oneself
2Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
3Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “adouber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dubjaną →