Where does “ayefen” come from?

ayefen (Middle English) comes from Old English āġiefan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgeban, from Proto-Germanic uzgebaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ayefen (Middle English): to give up, yield, surrender

Definitions

  1. to give up, yield, surrender

Ancestry of “ayefen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāġiefanto give up, quit
2Proto-West Germanic*uʀgebanto give up, give back, repay
3Proto-Germanicuzgebanąto give up, give back, repay
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →