Where does “gēven” come from?

gēven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gevan, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gēven (Middle Dutch): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “gēven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgevanto give
2Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “gēven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →