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
- to give up, leave, abandon
Ancestry of “ofgiefan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | abagebaną | to give up, give away, separate from |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |