Where does “gewwe” come from?

gewwe (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gewwe (Pennsylvania German): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “gewwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangebento give
2Old High Germangebanto give
3Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →