Where does “goblin” come from?

Goblin comes from Middle English gobelyn, derived from Old Northern French gobelin, of unknown ultimate origin.

goblin (English): One of various hostile supernatural creatures,...

Definitions

  1. One of various hostile supernatural creatures,...

Ancestry of “goblin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgobelyn
2Old Northern Frenchgobelin

Words derived from “goblin

Every word from Old Northern French gobelin