Where does “stattgeben” come from?

stattgeben (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.

stattgeben (German): to approve a request

Definitions

  1. to approve a request

Ancestry of “stattgeben”, step by step

stattgeben 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 Statt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStattplace
2Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
3Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →