Where does “larbin” come from?
larbin (French) comes from French habin, from French happer — to grab, snatch, snap up.
larbin (French): servant, boy; dogsbody, flunkey
Definitions
- servant, boy; dogsbody, flunkey
Ancestry of “larbin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | habin | dog |
| 2 | French | happer | to grab, snatch, snap up |