Etymograph

English

jabbery

From jabber + -y.

Formed from jabber + -y

Proto-Germanic *kaflaz ‘jaw’

Proto-West Germanic *kafl ‘jaw’

Old English ċeafl ‘jaw’

Middle English chavel ‘jabber, gossip’

Middle English jaberen

English jabber

Today it means

adj Characterised by jabbering.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / jabbery