Where does “-gjafi” come from?

-gjafi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gefa, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

-gjafi (Icelandic): giver

Definitions

  1. giver

Ancestry of “-gjafi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgefato give something; to give somebody something
2Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “-gjafi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →
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