Where does “gibbet” come from?

Gibbet comes from Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet, from Frankish gibb.

gibbet (English): An upright post with a crosspiece used for...

Definitions

  1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for...

Ancestry of “gibbet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgibetAn upright post with a crosspiece used for...
2Old Frenchgibetgallows
3Frankishgibbforked stick

Words derived from “gibbet”

Every word from Frankish gibb →Every word from Old French gibet →Every word from Middle English gibet →