Where does “gāva” come from?

gāva (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic gābā, from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

gāva (Old Dutch): gift

Definitions

  1. gift

Ancestry of “gāva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgābāgift
2Proto-Germanicgēbǭgift
3Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “gāva”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →Every word from Proto-Germanic gēbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gābā →