Where does “gefa” come from?

gefa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gefa (Old Norse): to give something; to give someone something

Definitions

  1. to give something; to give someone something

Ancestry of “gefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “gefa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną