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

  1. to give back, return; to recount

Ancestry of “gjengi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gjengi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →