Where does “avgi” come from?

avgi (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gi, from Danish give, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

avgi (Norwegian Bokmål): to give off, emit; to give

Definitions

  1. to give off, emit; to give

Ancestry of “avgi”, step by step

avgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgito give
2Danishgiveto give
3Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →