Etymology

hub

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Today it means: The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. Full definition →

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hub · noun, proper noun1

From earlier hubbe, which has the same immediate origin as hob. Hub was originally a dialectal word; its ultimate origin is unknown. Compare German Hubbel (“bump on a surface”), from Proto-West Germanic *hubil (“bump, hill”) (which contains a diminutive suffix *-il); compare English hive, or perhaps ultimately from the same root as hip or hop.

Hub · proper noun2

From hub.

Hub · proper noun3

Clipping of Pornhub, from hub.

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