Etymology

jabber

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Today it means: To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense. Full definition →

Middle English jaberen
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jabber · verb, noun1

  1. Middle English · derived fromchavel
  2. Middle English · inherited fromjaberen
  3. English todayjabber

From Middle English jaberen, javeren, chaveren (“to chatter, babble”), dissimilated forms of jablen, chavelen (“to jabber”), from Middle English chavel ("jaw"; > modern English jowl). Equivalent to jowl + -er (iterative suffix).

jabber · noun2

From jab + -er.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishchavel all →

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