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Where does “gybe” come from?

gybe (English) comes from Dutch gijben.

gybe (English): To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a...

Definitions

  1. To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a...

Ancestry of “gybe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgijben—

Words derived from “gybe”

  • gibe
  • giber
  • gibelike
Every word from Dutch gijben →