Where does “voorbijgekabbeld” come from?

voorbijgekabbeld (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorbij, from Middle Dutch vorebi.

voorbijgekabbeld (Dutch): To have passed without trouble

Definitions

  1. To have passed without trouble

Ancestry of “voorbijgekabbeld”, step by step

voorbijgekabbeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voorbij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorbijpast; just beyond; past; over
2Middle Dutchvorebi—

via Dutch kabbelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkabbelento babble, to murmur
Every word from Middle Dutch vorebi →