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Where does “gefa” come from?

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

gefa (Icelandic): to give something; to give somebody something

Definitions

  1. to give something; to give somebody something

Ancestry of “gefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
2Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →