Where does “gava” come from?
gava (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse gjǫf, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.
Ancestry of “gava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gjǫf | a gift |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gebō | gift; name of the G-rune |