Etymology of the French word douter
the Old French word
douterderived from the Latin word
dubitare (doubt; deliberate; hesitate)
derived from the Latin word
dubius (doubtful, dubious, uncertain)
derived from the Classical Latin word
duoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-Date
The earliest known usage of douter in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
douteur,
redouter,
douteDerivations in other languages
English
doubtCognates
Catalan
dubtar, Italian
dottare, Portuguese
duvidar, Provençal
duptar, Spanish
dudarUsage
Word found in Old French
