Etymograph

English

quobby

Quobby comes from Middle English quabby.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500quabby1
  2. Englishtodayquobby1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English quobby

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500quabbyWiktionary, English quobby
  2. EnglishtodayquobbyWiktionary, English quobby

Formed from quob + -y

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₁bʰ- ‘soft mass’

Proto-West Germanic *kwabbā ‘soggy ground’

Old English *cwabbe ‘soft marshy ground’

Middle English quabbe

English quob

Every English word from Middle English quabby

Today it means

adj Marshy, boggy.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quobby”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English quabby / quobby

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