Where does “adouber” come from?

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

adouber (Old French): Alternative form of adober; to equip; to adorn

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of adober; to equip; to adorn

Ancestry of “adouber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdub-to fit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “adouber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dub- →