Where does “gibel” come from?

gibel (Basque) comes from Proto-Basque bel- — black, dark.

gibel (Basque): liver; shy, timid; withdrawn, retiring

Definitions

  1. liver; shy, timid; withdrawn, retiring

Ancestry of “gibel”, step by step

gibel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Basque bel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basquebel-black, dark

via Proto-Basque gi-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basquegi-meat

Words derived from “gibel

Every word from Proto-Basque bel-