An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/quabbeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
quabbeln
Friedrich Kluge2508047An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — quabbeln1891John Francis Davis

quabbeln, vb., ‘to shake or tremble’ (of fat and jelly), ModHG. only, orig. a LG. word, which is usually derived from LG. quabbel (Du. kwabbe), ‘dewlap.’