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Where does “gibet” come from?

gibet (Old French) comes from Frankish gibb — forked stick.

gibet (Old French): gallows

Definitions

  1. gallows

Ancestry of “gibet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgibbforked stick

Words derived from “gibet”

  • gibbet
  • gibbetlike
  • gibetto
  • gibet
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