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