Where does “gabban” come from?

gabban (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.

gabban (Old English): to scoff, mock, delude, jest

Definitions

  1. to scoff, mock, delude, jest

Ancestry of “gabban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*gabbōnąto joke, to mock
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

Words derived from “gabban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną →