Where does “gáva” come from?

gáva (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gáfa, from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

gáva (Faroese): gift, present; talent

Definitions

  1. gift, present; talent

Ancestry of “gáva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegáfa—
2Proto-Germanicgēbǭgift
3Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “gáva”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →Every word from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáfa →