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Where does “Giebel” come from?

Giebel (German) comes from Old High German gibil, from Proto-Germanic gabla-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰobʰ-lo-.

Giebel (German): gable

Definitions

  1. gable

Ancestry of “Giebel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangibil—
2Proto-Germanicgabla-top
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰobʰ-lo-—

Words derived from “Giebel”

  • gibel
  • gegiebelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰobʰ-lo- →