Where does “gob” come from?

gob (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gop, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

gob (Scottish Gaelic): bill, beak, nib, tip; point; mouth

Definitions

  1. bill, beak, nib, tip; point; mouth

Ancestry of “gob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgop—
2Proto-Celticgobbosmouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch

Words derived from “gob”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gobbos →Every word from Old Irish gop →