Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “gebu”
53 words across 6 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic gebu — including give, giving, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving, caregiving, misgiving, almsgiving, giveaway.
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English (46)
- give
- giving
- Thanksgiving
- thanksgiving
- caregiving
- misgiving
- almsgiving
- giveaway
- givest
- lawgiving
- gyve
- gewgaw
- misgive
- giveness
- ungiving
- givingness
- givee
- prizegiving
- outgive
- givable
- unmisgiving
- ungive
- gewgawed
- overgive
- nongiving
- foregive
- regive
- gaingiving
- gewgawish
- upgive
- downgyved
- begive
- gugaw
- fore-give
- down-gyved
- give suck
- engyve
- thanksgive
- begiving
- ungyve
- Thanksgiving Thursday
- forthgive
- Giving Tuesday
- Thanksgivingy
- gift-giving
- gygaw