Where does “gabar” come from?

gabar (Galician) comes from Old French gaber, from Old Norse gabba, from Proto-Germanic gabbaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- — to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

gabar (Galician): to praise, laud, extol; to brag, to boast;...

Definitions

  1. to praise, laud, extol; to brag, to boast;...

Ancestry of “gabar”, step by step

gabar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gaber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgaberto joke; to jest; to dupe, to fool
2Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
3Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

via Old Occitan gabar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitangabarto mock; to joke; to threaten
2Old Norsegabbridicule, jest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →Every word from Old Norse gabba →