Where does “gobelet” come from?

gobelet (Romanian) comes from French gobelet, from Old French gobel, from Old Occitan gobel, from Gaulish gobbos, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

gobelet (Romanian): goblet, cup

Definitions

  1. goblet, cup

Ancestry of “gobelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgobeletgoblet, cup; beaker; tumbler
2Old Frenchgobel—
3Old Occitangobelto swallow up
4Gaulishgobbosmouth
5Proto-Celticgobbosmouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gobbos →Every word from Gaulish gobbos →