Where does “dubstep” come from?

dubstep (French) comes from English dubstep, from English dub, from English dup, from Middle English don up — to open.

dubstep (French): dubstep

Definitions

  1. dubstep

Ancestry of “dubstep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdubstepA genre of electronic music descended from 2-step...
2EnglishdubTo confer knighthood; the conclusion of the...
3Englishdupto open
4Middle Englishdon upto open
Every word from Middle English don up →