Where does “gable” come from?
Gable comes from Old French gable, from Old Norse gafl, from Proto-Germanic gabla-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰobʰ-lo-.
gable (English): The triangular area at the peak of an external...
Definitions
- The triangular area at the peak of an external...
Ancestry of “gable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | gable | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | gafl | gable; gable end |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gabla- | top |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰobʰ-lo- | — |
Words derived from “gable”