Where does “gave” come from?

gave (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gāva, from Proto-West Germanic gābā, from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

Ancestry of “gave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgāvagift
2Proto-West Germanicgābāgift
3Proto-Germanicgēbǭgift
4Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “gave

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō
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