Where does “gabba” come from?

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

gabba (Old Norse): to mock, to make game of

Definitions

  1. to mock, to make game of

Ancestry of “gabba”, step by step

gabba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gabbaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

via Proto-Germanic *gabbōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*gabbōnąto joke, to mock
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

via Germanic *gabbōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*gabbōną—

Words derived from “gabba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →