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Where does “sable” come from?

sable (French) comes from Old French martre sable, from Middle Low German sabel.

sable (French): sandy; biscuit sablé, shortbread; past participle...

Definitions

  1. sandy; biscuit sablé, shortbread; past participle...

Ancestry of “sable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmartre sablesable marten; sable martin
2Middle Low Germansabel—
Every word from Middle Low German sabel →