Where does “gob” come from?

gob (Irish) comes from Old Irish gop, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

gob (Irish): beak, bill; tip, point, projection; pointy nose

Definitions

  1. beak, bill; tip, point, projection; pointy nose

Ancestry of “gob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgop—
2Proto-Celticgobbosmouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch

Words derived from “gob”

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