Where does “ingeven” come from?

ingeven (Dutch) 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.

ingeven (Dutch): to feed; to suggest, prompt, inspire

Definitions

  1. to feed; to suggest, prompt, inspire

Ancestry of “ingeven”, step by step

ingeven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch geven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevento give
2Middle Dutchgēvento give
3Old Dutchgevanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →
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