Jabber

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late 15th century: imitative.


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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).

From jab +‎ -er.


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jabber (v.)

"talk rapidly and indistinctly," 1650s, spelling variant of Middle English jablen (c. 1400), also javeren, jaberen, chaveren, jawin; probably ultimately echoic. Related: Jabbered; jabbering. The noun, "rapid, unintelligible talk" is 1727, from the verb. Related: Jabberment (Milton).