Where does “kibbeling” come from?
kibbeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch kibbelen, 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.
kibbeling (Dutch): deep-fried battered chunks of fish usually cod or certain fish of the family Gadidae, commonly served with a mayonnaise-based dipping sauce
Definitions
- deep-fried battered chunks of fish usually cod or certain fish of the family Gadidae, commonly served with a mayonnaise-based dipping sauce
Ancestry of “kibbeling”, step by step
kibbeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kibbelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kibbelen | to quibble |
| 2 | Dutch | kijven | to altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | kiven | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kīvan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kīban | to quarrel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kībaną | to quarrel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | geybʰ- | to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew |
via Dutch kibbel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kibbel | — |