Where does “kibbelen” come from?

kibbelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch kijven, from Middle Dutch kiven, from Old Dutch kīvan, from Proto-West Germanic kīban, from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.

kibbelen (Dutch): to quibble

Definitions

  1. to quibble

Ancestry of “kibbelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkijvento altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,...
2Middle Dutchkiven—
3Old Dutchkīvan—
4Proto-West Germanickībanto quarrel
5Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
6Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

Words derived from “kibbelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kībaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīban →