Where does “gaaf” come from?

gaaf (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gaaf, from Middle Dutch gave, from Old Dutch gāva, from Proto-West Germanic gābā, from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

gaaf (Afrikaans): whole, complete

Definitions

  1. whole, complete

Ancestry of “gaaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaafwhole, complete, not injured
2Middle Dutchgave—
3Old Dutchgāvagift
4Proto-West Germanicgābāgift
5Proto-Germanicgēbǭgift
6Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune
Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →