Etymology of the English word gabfest
the English word
gabfestderived from the English word
festderived from the German word
Festderived from the Middle High German word
festderived from the Latin word
festum (holiday; festival; feast day)
derived from the Latin word
festus (festive, joyous; holiday)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhes-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-derived from the English word
gabderived from the Old Norse word
gabbausing the English suffix
-festderived from the German word
Festderived from the Middle High German word
festderived from the Latin word
festum (holiday; festival; feast day)
derived from the Latin word
festus (festive, joyous; holiday)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhes-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-Date
The earliest known usage of gabfest in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
