Where does “sabba” come from?

sabba (Swedish) comes from Swedish sabotera, from German sabotieren, from French saboter, from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

sabba (Swedish): to botch. foul up, mess up; fuck up

Definitions

  1. to botch. foul up, mess up; fuck up

Ancestry of “sabba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsaboterato vandalize, to destroy, to ruin
2Germansabotierento sabotage
3Frenchsaboterto sabotage
4Frenchsabotwooden shoe, clog; hoof
5Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
6Old Frenchchavateshoe
Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French sabot →