gabar

Galician

/ɡaˈβaɾ/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to praise, laud, extol
(pronominal) to brag, to boast
(inflection of) gabar
(inflection of) gabar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese gabar borrowed from Old Occitan gabar derived from Old French gaber (deride, mock) derived from Proto-Germanic *gabbaną (mock, jest).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gabbaną

Gloss

mock, jest

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ghabh- Proto-Indo-European
*gabbaną Proto-Germanic
gabb Old Norse
gabba Old Norse
gaber Old French
gabanza Galician
gabança Old Portuguese
gabar Old Portuguese
gabar Old Occitan

gabanza