Where does “cubbe” come from?

cubbe (Middle English) comes from Ottoman Turkish جبه, from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.

Ancestry of “cubbe”, step by step

cubbe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish جبه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجبهiron armour, cuirass, coat of mail
2Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
3Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
4Arabicشَبّalum

via Proto-Germanic kubb-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickubb-lump; round object
2Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
3Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

via Old Norse kubbr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekubbr—

Words derived from “cubbe”

Every word from Arabic شَبّ →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebe →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebseg →