Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “gevan” come from?

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

gevan (Old Saxon): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “gevan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gevan”

  • geven
  • umbibigevan
  • bigevan
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