Where does “gabba” come from?
gabba (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gabba, from Proto-Germanic gabbaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- — to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...
gabba (Icelandic): to befool
Ancestry of “gabba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gabba | to mock, to make game of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gabbaną | to mock, jest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ghabh- | to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,... |