Where does “daub” come from?

daub (Middle English) comes from Middle English dauben, from Old Northern French dauber — to whitewash; plaster.

Ancestry of “daub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdaubento plaster or whitewash; cover with clay;...
2Old Northern Frenchdauberto whitewash; plaster

Words derived from “daub”

Every word from Old Northern French dauber →