Where does “gaber” come from?

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

gaber (Old French): to joke; to jest; to dupe, to fool

Definitions

  1. to joke; to jest; to dupe, to fool

Ancestry of “gaber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
2Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
3Proto-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 →