Where does “Gegebenheit” come from?

Gegebenheit (German) comes from German gegeben, 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.

Gegebenheit (German): condition, situation

Definitions

  1. condition, situation

Ancestry of “Gegebenheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangegebenpast participle of geben; given; preexisting
2Germangebento give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;...
3Middle High Germangebento give
4Old High Germangebanto give
5Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →
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