Where does “gaba” come from?

gaba (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gabar, from Occitan gabar, from Old Norse gabb — ridicule, jest.

gaba (Portuguese): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “gaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegabarto praise; to brag, boast
2Occitangabar
3Old Norsegabbridicule, jest
Every word from Old Norse gabbEvery word from Occitan gabarEvery word from Portuguese gabar