Where does “begeben” come from?

begeben (German) comes 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.

begeben (German): to go, make one's way, repair; to happen; to...

Definitions

  1. to go, make one's way, repair; to happen; to...

Ancestry of “begeben”, step by step

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 “begeben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →