Where does “duter” come from?
duter (Old French) comes from Latin dubitare, from Latin dubito, from Latin duo, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
duter (Old French): Alternative form of doter; to doubt; to be afraid...
Definitions
- Alternative form of doter; to doubt; to be afraid...
Ancestry of “duter”, step by step
duter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dubitare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dubitare | present active infinitive of dubitō;... |
| 2 | Latin | dubito | to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt |
| 3 | Latin | duo | two; 2 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | duō | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Old French doter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | doter | to doubt; to fear; to be afraid |
| 2 | Latin | dubitō | to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt |
| 3 | Latin | dubō | — |
| 4 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |