Where does “bekanntgeben” come from?

bekanntgeben (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.

bekanntgeben (German): to announce, to make known

Definitions

  1. to announce, to make known

Ancestry of “bekanntgeben”, step by step

bekanntgeben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German bekannt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbekanntknown, familiar; past participle of bekennen
2Germanbekennento confess; to plead
3Middle High Germanbekennen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →