Where does “göfugur” come from?

göfugur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gǫfugr, from Proto-Germanic gabugaz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

göfugur (Icelandic): noble, sublime

Definitions

  1. noble, sublime

Ancestry of “göfugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegǫfugrnoble, worshipful
2Proto-Germanicgabugaz—
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabugaz →