Where does “gáfa” come from?

gáfa (Icelandic) comes from Middle Low German gābe, from Old Dutch gāva, from Proto-West Germanic gābā, from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

gáfa (Icelandic): talent, gift

Definitions

  1. talent, gift

Ancestry of “gáfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangābe—
2Old Dutchgāvagift
3Proto-West Germanicgābāgift
4Proto-Germanicgēbǭgift
5Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune
Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →