English
gabber
From gab + -er.
A compound of gab + -er
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, be wide open’
Proto-Germanic *gabbōną ‘to joke, to mock’
Old Norse gabb ‘jest, mockery’
Middle English gab
English gab
Another origin of gabber
- Hebrew1880s–presentחָבֵרkhavér‘A (male) friend’
- Yiddishmodernחבֿרkhaver‘friend, buddy, comrade’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentgabber‘a friend’literally ‘friend’
- Englishtodaysame form
Borrowed from Dutch gabber (literally “friend”), from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver).
Today it means
noun A liar; a deceiver.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gabber