Where does “sob” come from?

sob (English) comes from Middle Dutch sabben.

sob (English): A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath;...

Definitions

  1. A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath;...

Ancestry of “sob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsabben—

Words derived from “sob”

Every word from Middle Dutch sabben →