wabbeln

Betekenis (Engels)

to wobble, wiggle, jiggle; said of jelly/jello, human body fat, and the like

Sinonieme

beben

schwabbeln

wackeln

zittern

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvabəln/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: wabelen

Verwante met Old Norse: vafla

Verwante met Nederlands: wobbelen

Verwante met Engels: wabble

Verwante met Old English: wafian

In summary

From Middle High German wabelen, merged with related Middle Low German *wabbelen. To the former compare Old Norse vafla, to the latter dialectal Dutch wobbelen, English wabble, wobble. All of these are iteratives of Proto-Germanic *wabōną, related to *webaną (“to weave”), whence Middle High German waben (“to move about”), Old English wafian (modern English wave).
In the High German form, the -bb- is due to blocking of open-syllable lengthening, which is fairly common before the syllables -el- and -er-. In the Low German form it must be due to expressive gemination.