Where does “ダブステップ” come from?

ダブステップ (Japanese) comes from English dubstep, from English dub, from English dup, from Middle English don up — to open.

ダブステップ (Japanese): dubstep

Definitions

  1. dubstep

Ancestry of “ダブステップ”, 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 →
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