Where does “gibs” come from?

gibs (English) comes from English giblets, from Old French gibelet, from French gibier — game.

gibs (English): plural of gib; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of gib; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “gibs”, step by step

gibs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English giblets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgibletsThe internal organs of poultry birds, used as...
2Old Frenchgibelet—
3Frenchgibiergame

via Arabic جِبْس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِبْس—
2Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
3Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement
Every word from French gibier →Every word from Old French gibelet →Every word from English giblets →