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
Ancestry of “quabbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | *cwabbe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kwabbā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |
Words derived from “quabbe”