Where does “Jäwa” come from?

Jäwa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch jäwen, from Middle Low German geven, from Old Saxon gevan, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

Ancestry of “Jäwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschjäwento give
2Middle Low Germangevento give
3Old Saxongevanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “Jäwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →