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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkibbelento quibble
2Dutchkijvento altercate, to dispute, to wrangle; to scold,...
3Middle Dutchkiven
4Old Dutchkīvan
5Proto-West Germanickībanto quarrel
6Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
7Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

via Dutch kibbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkibbel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic kībanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kīban
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