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

Words derived from “gefa”

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