Where does “give” come from?

give (Danish) comes from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

give (Danish): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “give”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
2Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “give”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →
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