English hobnob

← Old English habban (inherited)

← Old English nabban (mention)

← Old English ne (mention)

← Old English habban (mention)

← English hob and nob (mention)

← English hob or nob (mention)

← English hab nab (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *ne (derived)

→ English yob (mention)

→ English hobnobber (suffix)

→ English hobnobby (suffix)