Where does “dub” come from?

dub (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dubus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dub (Old Irish): black; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;...

Definitions

  1. black; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy;...

Ancestry of “dub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdubusblack
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dub

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic dubus