Where does “bobbin” come from?
Bobbin comes from French bobine, from Latin balbus meaning "stammering," from Proto-Indo-European balb-, with the sense shifting from the stammering sound of a spinning bobbin.
bobbin (English): A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled;...
Definitions
- A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled;...
Ancestry of “bobbin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bobine | bobbin; reel, spool; drum |
| 2 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
Words derived from “bobbin”