Where does “weggeven” come from?

weggeven (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.

weggeven (Dutch): to give away, to offer as a gift

Definitions

  1. to give away, to offer as a gift

Ancestry of “weggeven”, step by step

weggeven 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 weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →