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Where does “gebaną” come from?

gebaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gebaną (Proto-Germanic): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “gebaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “gebaną”

  • give
  • giving
  • gift
  • forgive
  • forgiven
  • Thanksgiving
  • thanksgiving
  • forgiving
  • caregiving
  • unforgiving
  • misgiving
  • unforgivable
  • gavel
  • almsgiving
  • giveaway
  • givest
  • forgivable
  • unforgivably
  • forgiver
  • forgivingly
  • lawgiving
  • misgive
  • giveness
  • giftware
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