Where does “givegove” come from?

givegove (Middle English) comes from Middle English give, from Old English ġiefu, from Proto-West Germanic gebu, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

givegove (Middle English): gewgaw, trifle

Definitions

  1. gewgaw, trifle

Ancestry of “givegove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgivesuggest, given
2Old Englishġiefugift
3Proto-West Germanicgebugift
4Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “givegove”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gebu →Every word from Old English ġiefu →