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
Ancestry of “kibbelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kijven | to altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kiven | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kīvan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kīban | to quarrel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kībaną | to quarrel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | geybʰ- | to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew |
Words derived from “kibbelen”