Where does “gaaf” come from?

gaaf (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): whole, complete, not injured

Definitions

  1. whole, complete, not injured

Ancestry of “gaaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgave
2Old Dutchgāvagift
3Proto-West Germanicgābāgift
4Proto-Germanicgēbǭgift
5Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “gaaf

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō
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