gʷēb(h)-2

    gʷēb(h)-2

    English meaning: slimy; toad

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schleimig, schwabbelig, Quappe, Kröte”

    Material: Probably onomatopoeic; yet is with the possibility to reckon, daß ein previous word for frog previously in Gmc. in die lautmalende family hineingezogen wurde. Asächs. quappa, quappia, quappo “Aalquappe” (with by onomatopoeic words frequent Konsonantengemination), out of it M.H.G. quappe, quape, kobe, Ger. Quappe, Du. kwab(be) “Quappe, craw, dewlap “, isl kvap, kvapi “Gallert or gallertartige things”, Swe. dial. (s)kvabb ‘somewhat Dickes, Fettes”, (s)kvebba “feiste wife, woman”, Eng. quab “morass”, quaver “tremble, vibrieren”. In addition das Verb Nor. dial. kvapa “eine Flũssigkeit aussenden”, Swe. dial. kvabba, N.Ger. quabbeln “vor Fettigkeit ziitern”; O.Pruss. gabawo “ toad “ (*gʷǝb(h)-); Slav. *gēbü “ toad “: in O.C.S. žaba, Russ. žá ba, Ser.-Cr. žȁ ba, etc. maybe Alb. zhaba “toad”

    References: WP. I 674, WH. I 121, Trautmann 8.