Where does “quabbe” come from?

quabbe (Middle English) comes from Old English *cwabbe, from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.

quabbe (Middle English): a marsh, bog

Definitions

  1. a marsh, bog

Ancestry of “quabbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English*cwabbesoft marshy ground
2Proto-Germanic*kwabbā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in

Words derived from “quabbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kwabbā →Every word from Old English *cwabbe →
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