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Where does “goba” come from?

goba (French) comes from French gober, from Gaulish gobbos, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

goba (French): third-person singular past historic of gober

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of gober

Ancestry of “goba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoberto swallow whole; to believe easily, without...
2Gaulishgobbosmouth
3Proto-Celticgobbosmouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch
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