Where does “gabled” come from?
Gabled comes from Middle English -ed, from Old English -od, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix forming adjectives from verbs.
gabled (English): Having one or more gables
Definitions
- Having one or more gables
Ancestry of “gabled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gable | The triangular area at the peak of an external... |
| 2 | Old French | gable | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | gafl | gable; gable end |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gabla- | top |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰobʰ-lo- | — |
Words derived from “gabled”