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Where does “tobbe” come from?

tobbe (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch tubbe.

Ancestry of “tobbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtubbe—

Words derived from “tobbe”

  • tub
  • bathtub
  • washtub
  • tubby
  • Teletubbies
  • tubful
  • Teletubby
  • tublike
  • tubthumping
  • tubbiness
  • tubman
  • tubless
  • tubbable
  • tubbo
  • tubside
  • tubbily
  • leachtub
  • tubthump
  • Teletubbian
  • tub-shower
  • tubfast
  • टब
  • toube
Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →