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

Definitions

  1. to befool

Ancestry of “gabba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
2Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →Every word from Old Norse gabba →