Etymograph

English

fandub

Blend of fan + dub.

A blend of fan + dub

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow’

Latin vannus ‘fan for winnowing grain’

Old English fann ‘a winnowing fan’

Middle English fan

English fan

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘plug, peg, wedge’

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Proto-West Germanic *dubbōn

Old French adober ‘to equip with arms’

Old English dubbian ‘to knight by striking with a sword, dub’

Middle English dubben

English dub

Today it means

noun A foreign language film or television show that has been dubbed into the local language by fans, amateurs or enthusiasts rather than by professional actors and actresses.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fandub