Where does “gabul” come from?

gabul (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gablā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.

gabul (Old Irish): fork; branch; gallows, gibbet

Definitions

  1. fork; branch; gallows, gibbet

Ancestry of “gabul”, step by step

gabul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic gablā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgablāfork
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

via Proto-Germanic gebaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “gabul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gablā →