Where does “kibbelkabinet” come from?
kibbelkabinet (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.
kibbelkabinet (Dutch): a government that is in-fighting on a regular...
Definitions
- a government that is in-fighting on a regular...
Ancestry of “kibbelkabinet”, step by step
kibbelkabinet 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 |