Where does “ofgiefan” come from?

ofgiefan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic abagebaną, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

ofgiefan (Old English): to give up, leave, abandon

Definitions

  1. to give up, leave, abandon

Ancestry of “ofgiefan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabagebanąto give up, give away, separate from
2Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abagebaną →