Where does “given” come from?

given (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

given (Middle English): influenced by Old Norse

Definitions

  1. influenced by Old Norse

Ancestry of “given”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
2Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “given”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →