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 →Every word from Middle English gobelyn →