Where does “geben” come from?
geben (German) comes 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.
geben (German): to give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;...
Definitions
- to give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;...
Ancestry of “geben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | geben | — |
| 2 | Old High German | geban | to give |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | geban | to give |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
Words derived from “geben”