Where does “Gof” come from?

Gof (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German gābe, from Old High German gāba, from Proto-West Germanic gābā, from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

Gof (Luxembourgish): gift, present

Definitions

  1. gift, present

Ancestry of “Gof”, step by step

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