Where does “gjöf” come from?

gjöf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gjǫf, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

gjöf (Icelandic): gift, present; feeding; a dealing of cards

Definitions

  1. gift, present; feeding; a dealing of cards

Ancestry of “gjöf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjǫfa gift
2Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “gjöf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →Every word from Old Norse gjǫf →