Where does “gabeghie” come from?

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

gabeghie (Poitevin-Saintongeais): deception

Definitions

  1. deception

Ancestry of “gabeghie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgaberto joke; to jest; to dupe, to fool
2Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
3Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →Every word from Old Norse gabba →