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Where does “cobeler” come from?

cobeler (Middle English) comes from English cobble, from Middle English cobill, from Middle English cob, 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 “cobeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcobbleA cobblestone; A particle from 64 to 256 mm in...
2Middle Englishcobill—
3Middle Englishcob—
4Proto-Germanickubb-lump; round object
5Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
6Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Words derived from “cobeler”

  • cobbler
  • cobblerfish
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