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jibEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Attested since the 1660s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to jib (“shift or swing around”) (see below).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗jibEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Attested since the 1680s (also spelled jibe and gybe), perhaps from Dutch gijben (a variant of gijpen (“to turn sails suddenly”), whence certainly the form jibe) or else from Danish gibbe (“jib, jibe”), related to Swedish gippa (“jib, jibe, jerk, make jump”). Compare also Middle High German gempeln (“to spring”), Swedish guppa (“to move up and down”), Swedish gumpa (“to jump, spring”). See jump.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗jibEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Attested since the 1660s, of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortening of gibbet.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗jibEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Uncertain, perhaps related to jib (“shift or swing around”) (see above).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗jibEnglish (en) · Etymology 6Source text
From Middle English gibbe (“a swelling or protrusion in the body”), from Old French gibbe and/or Medieval Latin gibba (“hump”).
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