Where does “gober” come from?
gober (French) comes from Gaulish gobbos, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.
gober (French): to swallow whole; to believe easily, without...
Definitions
- to swallow whole; to believe easily, without...
Ancestry of “gober”, step by step
gober traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gaulish gobbos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaulish | gobbos | mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gobbos | mouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵebʰ- | jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch |
via French gobe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gobe | inflection of gober: ## first/third-person... |