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
- to joke; to jest; to dupe, to fool
Ancestry of “gaber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gabba | to mock, to make game of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gabbaną | to mock, jest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ghabh- | to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,... |
Words derived from “gaber”