Where does “gibet” come from?

gibet (Middle English) comes from Old French gibet, from Frankish gibb — forked stick.

gibet (Middle English): An upright post with a crosspiece used for...

Definitions

  1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for...

Ancestry of “gibet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgibetgallows
2Frankishgibbforked stick

Words derived from “gibet”

Every word from Frankish gibb →Every word from Old French gibet →