Where does “gjengivelse” come from?

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

gjengivelse (Norwegian Bokmål): rendering, rendition, reproduction

Definitions

  1. rendering, rendition, reproduction

Ancestry of “gjengivelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjengito give back, return; to recount
2Norwegian Bokmålgito give
3Danishgiveto give
4Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →