Where does “Gabentempel” come from?
Gabentempel (German) comes from German gābe, from German geben, from Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
Gabentempel (German): A room or display of prizes to be won at a competition especially non-cash ones
Definitions
- A room or display of prizes to be won at a competition especially non-cash ones
Ancestry of “Gabentempel”, step by step
Gabentempel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gābe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gābe | gift, present, donation, alms |
| 2 | German | geben | to give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | geben | to give |
| 4 | Old High German | geban | to give |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | geban | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via German Tempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tempel | temple |
| 2 | Latin | templum | an open space for augural observation; open,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | t(e)mp-lo-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |