Where does “dubb” come from?

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

dubb (Swedish): a short, roughly cylindrical protrusion to prevent slipping (on ice)

Definitions

  1. a short, roughly cylindrical protrusion to prevent slipping (on ice)

Ancestry of “dubb”, step by step

dubb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic dubilaz

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

via English dub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdubTo confer knighthood; the conclusion of the...
2Englishdupto open
3Middle Englishdon upto open

Words derived from “dubb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →
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