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Where does “cobb” come from?

cobb (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic kubb-, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Ancestry of “cobb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickubb-lump; round object
2Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
3Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Words derived from “cobb”

  • cobble
  • cobbly
  • recobble
  • cobill
  • kobill
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