Etymology

cobble

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Middle English cobill ← Proto-Germanic *kubb-
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cobble · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*kubb-“lump; round object”
  2. Middle English · derived from*cob
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcobill
  4. English todaycobble

From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”), note, nutt (“nut”), etc.), probably a diminutive of Middle English *cob, *cobb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”). Equivalent to cob + -le. Cognate to North Germanic kubb-, kobb- (“round object, bulge, heap, islet, seal, bowler hat, etc”).

cobble · noun2

See coble.

Cobble · proper noun3

* As an English surname, variant of Coble. * As a German surname, Americanized from Kobel.

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