Where does “gaber” come from?

gaber (Middle French) comes from Old French gaber, from Old Norse gabba, from Proto-Germanic gabbaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- — to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

gaber (Middle French): to joke

Definitions

  1. to joke

Ancestry of “gaber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgaberto joke; to jest; to dupe, to fool
2Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
3Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

Words derived from “gaber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →Every word from Old Norse gabba →