Where does “gjengi” come from?
gjengi (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.
gjengi (Norwegian Bokmål): to give back, return; to recount
Definitions
- to give back, return; to recount
Ancestry of “gjengi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gi | to give |
| 2 | Danish | give | to give |
| 3 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
Words derived from “gjengi”