Where does “gee” come from?
gee (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch geven, from Middle Dutch gēven, from Old Dutch gevan, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
gee (Afrikaans): to give
Ancestry of “gee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | geven | to give |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gēven | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gevan | to give |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | geban | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |