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Where does “fragebaną” come from?

fragebaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fragebaną (Proto-Germanic): to give, grant; to forgive

Definitions

  1. to give, grant; to forgive

Ancestry of “fragebaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fragebaną”

  • forgive
  • forgiven
  • forgiving
  • unforgiving
  • unforgivable
  • forgivable
  • unforgivably
  • forgiver
  • forgivingly
  • unforgivingly
  • forgivingness
  • unforgivingness
  • forgivest
  • forgivably
  • forgivability
  • unforgivableness
  • unforgive
  • unforgiver
  • Vergebung
  • vergeben
  • vergeblich
  • vergeving
  • vergeven
  • vergeeflijk
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