Where does “gǫfgan” come from?

gǫfgan (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse án, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

gǫfgan (Old Norse): worshipping

Definitions

  1. worshipping

Ancestry of “gǫfgan”, step by step

gǫfgan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse án

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseánwithout
2Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
3Proto-Germanicþam—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Norse gǫfga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegǫfgato worship; to honour
2Old Norsegǫfugrnoble, worshipful
3Proto-Germanicgabugaz—
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →
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