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Where does “gave” come from?

gave (French) comes from French gaver, from Old French gave.

gave (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “gave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgaverto force-feed; to fill up, exasperate
2Old Frenchgave—

Words derived from “gave”

  • gavage
  • postgavage
  • pregavage
  • gave
  • gavage
  • gaver
Every word from Old French gave →