gabban

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gabbōn, from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to be split, be forked, gape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑb.bɑn/

Verb

gabban

  1. to scoff, mock, jest

Descendants

  • English: gab

References

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