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Where does “adober” come from?

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

adober (Old French): to dub; to equip; to equip oneself

Definitions

  1. to dub; to equip; to equip oneself

Ancestry of “adober”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
2Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “adober”

  • dub
  • dubbing
  • overdub
  • dubber
  • dubby
  • redub
  • j'adoube
  • redubber
  • dubplate
  • adobo
  • dubstep
  • dubsman
  • overdubber
  • dubbese
  • dublike
  • dubwise
  • dubstepper
  • adobar
  • adobo
  • dubstep
  • addobbare
  • addobbamento
  • addobbatore
  • adouber
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