Where does “quob” come from?

quob (English) comes from Middle English quabbe, from Old English *cwabbe, from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.

quob (English): To throb; to quiver

Definitions

  1. To throb; to quiver

Ancestry of “quob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquabbea marsh, bog
2Old English*cwabbesoft marshy ground
3Proto-Germanic*kwabbā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā →Every word from Old English *cwabbe →
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