Where does “gie” come from?

gie (Scots) comes from Middle English given, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gie (Scots): To give

Definitions

  1. To give

Ancestry of “gie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgiveninfluenced by Old Norse
2Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →