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Where does “gobelet” come from?

gobelet (French) comes from Old French gobel, from Old Occitan gobel, from Gaulish gobbos, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

gobelet (French): goblet, cup; beaker; tumbler

Definitions

  1. goblet, cup; beaker; tumbler

Ancestry of “gobelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgobel—
2Old Occitangobelto swallow up
3Gaulishgobbosmouth
4Proto-Celticgobbosmouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch
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