Where does “Geber” come from?

Geber (German) comes from Arabic جابر, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

Geber (German): giver, donor, grantor; encoder

Definitions

  1. giver, donor, grantor; encoder

Ancestry of “Geber”, step by step

Geber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جابر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجابرto treat with kindness, to be nice; bonesetter,...
2ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
3Arabicطَابَق—
4Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
5Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
6Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
7Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via German geben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebento give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;...
2Middle High Germangebento give
3Old High Germangebanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “Geber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →