Where does “dowt” come from?

dowt (Welsh) comes from Middle English doute, from Old French doute, from Old French doter, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

dowt (Welsh): doubt

Definitions

doubt

Ancestry of “dowt”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	doute	doubt
2	Old French	doute	doubt
3	Old French	doter	to doubt; to fear; to be afraid
4	Latin	dubitō	to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt
5	Latin	dubō	—
6	Latin	*dubos	—
7	Indo-European	*bʰuH-	—

Every word from Indo-European *bʰuH- →Every word from Latin *dubos →Every word from Latin dubō →