Where does “gevan” come from?

gevan (Old High German) comes from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

Ancestry of “gevan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangebanto give
2Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →
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