English
redoubt
Redoubt comes from French redoute, from Medieval Latin reductus ‘refuge’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, conduct, guide, direct, draw, bring, fetch, escort’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEredūcō‘to withdraw’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500reductus‘refuge’
- Italianc. 1300–presentridotta
- Frenchc. 1600–presentredoute
- Englishearliest quotation 1769redoubt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, conduct, guide, direct, draw, bring, fetch, escort’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEredūcō‘to withdraw’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500reductus‘refuge’
- Italianc. 1300–presentridotta
- Frenchc. 1600–presentredoute
- Englishearliest quotation 1769redoubt
Earliest quotation: 1769, John Knox, An Historical Journal Of The Campaigns in North-America: “By the time that our troops had taken a…”
The story
From French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (‘refuge’), from Latin redūcō (‘to withdraw’), with spelling influenced by doubt.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, touch, tie, introduce, toy, duchess, tow, tying, tuck, tighten, tug, herzog, tether, taut, untie, tew, induct, teem, 93 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
unproductive, productively, abductor, preproduction, 92 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
producer, productive, productivity, conductor, reproduction, reproduce, deduction, seduction, byproduct, conduction, inductive, deduct, abduct, transduction, subduction, ductile, overproduction, inductor, adductor, adduct, dukedom, 96 more
through Latin dūcō ‘to lead, conduct, guide, direct, draw, bring,…’
production, education, product, produce, conduct, introduction, duke, educate, induction, duct, induce, dolphin, conn, educator, conducive, seduce, duchy, douche, subdue, transducer, duc, doge, cond, duce, ducal, dux, 117 more
through Latin redūcō ‘to withdraw’
Today it means
noun A small, temporary, military fortification.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / redoubt