Where does “rabbet” come from?

rabbet (English) comes from Middle English rabet, from Middle French rabotte, from Dutch robbe, from English robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

rabbet (English): A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out...

Definitions

  1. A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out...

Ancestry of “rabbet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrabet—
2Middle Frenchrabotte—
3Dutchrobbe—
4Englishrobert—
5Anglo-NormanRobert—

Words derived from “rabbet”

Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →Every word from English robert →Every word from Dutch robbe →