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Where does “wobblesome” come from?

wobblesome (English) comes from English wobble, from English wabble, from Low German wabbeln, from Middle High German wabelen, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wobblesome (English): Characterised or marked by wobbling

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by wobbling

Ancestry of “wobblesome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwobbleAn unsteady motion; A tremulous sound; A...
2Englishwabblewobble, move to and fro
3Low Germanwabbelnto wobble, wiggle, shake, waggle
4Middle High Germanwabelen—
5Proto-Germanicwabōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
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