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