Where does “dativ” come from?

dativ (Swedish) comes from Latin dativus, from Ancient Greek δοτικός, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dativ (Swedish): the grammatical case dative

Definitions

  1. the grammatical case dative

Ancestry of “dativ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindativusdative
2Ancient Greekδοτικόςinclined to give, giving freely
3Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
4Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Ancient Greek δίδωμι
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