myEtymology.com: French etymology of redouter

Etymology of the French word redouter

the Old French word redouter

derived from the Old French word douter

derived from the Latin word dubitare (doubt; deliberate; hesitate)

derived from the Latin word dubius (doubtful, dubious, uncertain)

derived from the Classical Latin word duo

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwo-

using the Old French prefix re-

Provençal redoptar

Word found in Old French