Where does “гибел” come from?

гибел (Bulgarian) comes from German Giebel, from Old High German gibil, from Proto-Germanic gabla-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰobʰ-lo-.

гибел (Bulgarian): death, especially when premature or unnatural

Definitions

  1. death, especially when premature or unnatural

Ancestry of “гибел”, step by step

гибел traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Giebel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGiebelgable
2Old High Germangibil—
3Proto-Germanicgabla-top
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰobʰ-lo-—

via Old Church Slavonic гꙑбѣль

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicгꙑбѣльdisaster
2Proto-Slavicgybělьdestruction, loss, doom
3Proto-Slavicgybnǫti—

Words derived from “гибел”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰobʰ-lo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabla- →Every word from Old High German gibil →