Where does “giva” come from?

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

giva (Old Swedish): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “giva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
2Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “giva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →