Where does “rub” come from?

rub (Yola) comes from Middle English ribbe, from Old English ribbe — hound's-tongue.

rub (Yola): rib

Definitions

  1. rib

Ancestry of “rub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishribberib
2Old Englishribbehound's-tongue
Every word from Old English ribbe →Every word from Middle English ribbe →