Where does “gifol” come from?

gifol (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic gebul, from Proto-Germanic gebulaz, from Proto-Germanic -ulaz — Forms adjectives from verbs meaning "doing" or...

gifol (Old English): liberal, generous; bountiful, gracious

Definitions

  1. liberal, generous; bountiful, gracious

Ancestry of “gifol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgebulgenerous
2Proto-Germanicgebulazprone to giving, generous
3Proto-Germanic-ulazForms adjectives from verbs meaning "doing" or...
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebulaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gebul →