Where does “gabim” come from?
gabim (Albanian) comes from Albanian gaboj, from Italian gabbare, from Italian gabbo, from Old French gab, from Old Norse gabba, from Proto-Germanic gabbaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- — to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...
gabim (Albanian): mistake, error, fault
Definitions
- mistake, error, fault
Ancestry of “gabim”, step by step
gabim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian gaboj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | gaboj | I err, I make a mistake |
| 2 | Italian | gabbare | to deceive, trick; to cheat, dupe, diddle |
| 3 | Italian | gabbo | joke, trick, prank; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Old French | gab | joke |
| 5 | Old Norse | gabba | to mock, to make game of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gabbaną | to mock, jest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ghabh- | to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,... |