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Where does “gabbaną” come from?

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

gabbaną (Proto-Germanic): to mock, jest

Definitions

  1. to mock, jest

Ancestry of “gabbaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gabbaną”

  • gobble
  • gab
  • gabble
  • gob
  • gobbler
  • gabby
  • gobshite
  • gabbler
  • gabfest
  • gabber
  • gobby
  • gobstopper
  • gobsmacking
  • bafflegab
  • gobbly
  • gobful
  • gabbiness
  • gobsmackingly
  • gobstruck
  • gobline
  • gabberhouse
  • gobblesome
  • gaba
  • gaber
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