Where does “gābe” come from?

gābe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gāba, from Proto-West Germanic gābā, from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

Ancestry of “gābe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gābe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →Every word from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gābā →