Where does “gi” come from?
gi (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish give, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
gi (Norwegian Bokmål): to give
Ancestry of “gi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | give | to give |
| 2 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |