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Where does “kubb-” come from?

kubb- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

kubb- (Proto-Germanic): lump; round object

Definitions

  1. lump; round object

Ancestry of “kubb-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
2Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Words derived from “kubb-”

  • cobble
  • cobbly
  • recobble
  • cobill
  • kobill
  • cobb
  • cob
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