chub

English

/tʃʌb/

noun

Definitions

One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:
(by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chubbe (the river fish, chub gloss), *cubbe derived from Old Norse kubbr, kumben (stumpy).

Origin

Old Norse

kumben

Gloss

stumpy

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

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Cognates and derived terms

chubbed English
chubber English
chubbily English
chubbiness English
chubby English
chubhead English
chubster English
chubsucker English
head English
sucker English
*cubbe Middle English
chubbe Middle English
kubbr Old Norse
kumben Old Norse