Where does “goblet” come from?

goblet (Middle English) comes from Old French gobellet, from Old French gobel, from Old Occitan gobel, from Gaulish gobbos, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

Ancestry of “goblet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgobelletgoblet
2Old Frenchgobel—
3Old Occitangobelto swallow up
4Gaulishgobbosmouth
5Proto-Celticgobbosmouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch

Words derived from “goblet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gobbos →Every word from Gaulish gobbos →