English
gabblement
From gabble + -ment.
Formed from gabble + -ment
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, be wide open’
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Proto-West Germanic *gabbōn ‘to joke, mock’
Old English gabban ‘to scoff, mock, jest’
Middle English gabben
English gab
English gabble
Today it means
noun Foolish or confused talk; gabble.
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Etymograph / gabblement