Where does “gobel” come from?
gobel (Old French) comes from Old Occitan gobel, from Gaulish gobbos, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.
Ancestry of “gobel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | gobel | to swallow up |
| 2 | Gaulish | gobbos | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gobbos | mouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵebʰ- | jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch |
Words derived from “gobel”