Where does “gabbare” come from?

gabbare (Italian) comes from Italian gabbo, from Old French gab, from Old Norse gabba, from Proto-Germanic gabbaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- — to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

gabbare (Italian): to deceive, trick; to cheat, dupe, diddle

Definitions

  1. to deceive, trick; to cheat, dupe, diddle

Ancestry of “gabbare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangabbojoke, trick, prank; first-person singular present...
2Old Frenchgabjoke
3Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
4Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

Words derived from “gabbare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →Every word from Old Norse gabba →