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Where does “jeva” come from?

jeva (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

jeva (Old Frisian): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “jeva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
2Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “jeva”

  • jaan
  • jou
  • jeewe
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