Where does “ĵibo” come from?

ĵibo (Esperanto) comes from English jib, from English gibbet, from Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet, from Frankish gibb — forked stick.

ĵibo (Esperanto): jib

Definitions

  1. jib

Ancestry of “ĵibo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjibA triangular staysail set forward of the...
2EnglishgibbetAn upright post with a crosspiece used for...
3Middle EnglishgibetAn upright post with a crosspiece used for...
4Old Frenchgibetgallows
5Frankishgibbforked stick
Every word from Frankish gibb →Every word from Old French gibet →Every word from Middle English gibet →