Etymology Explorer
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Where does “toba” come from?
toba (Middle Irish) comes from Middle English tubbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe.
Ancestry of “toba”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle English
tubbe
tub
2
Middle Dutch
tubbe
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Words derived from “toba”
tobán
Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →
Every word from Middle English tubbe →