Etymology Explorer › Proto-West Germanic

Where does “kīban” come from?

kīban (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.

kīban (Proto-West Germanic): to quarrel

Definitions

  1. to quarrel

Ancestry of “kīban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

Words derived from “kīban”

  • kijven
  • kibbelen
  • kibbelziek
  • kibbelkabinet
  • kiven
  • kīvan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →