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Where does “gebët” come from?

gebët (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gibet, from Proto-West Germanic gabed, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “gebët”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangibet—
2Proto-West Germanicgabedprayer
3Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gebët”

  • gebetsmühlenartig
  • Gebetsmühle
  • Gebet
  • Abendgebet
  • Gebetsteppich
  • gybāt
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