English
gibstaff
Gibstaff comes from English gib ‘hooked stick’.
- English1500–presentgib‘hooked stick’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987gibstaff
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentgib‘hooked stick’
- Englishearliest quotation 1987gibstaff
Earliest quotation: 1987, G. Mustafa Shar, The Mohanna — An Unknown Life on the Indus River: “The house boats of the Mohannas are called “Doondees“.…”
Every English word from English gib
Today it means
noun A staff to gauge water, or to push a boat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English gib / gibstaff