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Where does “fargeban” come from?

fargeban (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic fragebaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “fargeban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfragebanąto give, grant; to forgive
2Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fargeban”

  • vergeblich
  • Vergebung
  • vergeben
  • vergeben
  • פֿאַרגעבן
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