Where does “dubban” come from?

dubban (Old English) comes from Old French adober, from Proto-Germanic dubilaz, from Proto-Germanic dubjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dubban (Old English): to knight by striking with a sword

Definitions

  1. to knight by striking with a sword

Ancestry of “dubban”, step by step

dubban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French adober

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchadoberto dub; to equip; to equip oneself
2Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
3Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old French aduber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchaduberAlternative form of adober
2Old FrenchadouberAlternative form of adober; to equip; to adorn
3Proto-Germanicdub-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dubjaną →