Where does “gåva” come from?

gåva (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish gava, from Old Norse gjǫf, from Proto-Germanic gebō — gift; name of the G-rune.

gåva (Swedish): gift

Definitions

  1. gift

Ancestry of “gåva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgavagift
2Old Norsegjǫfa gift
3Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune

Words derived from “gåva”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gebō →Every word from Old Norse gjǫf →Every word from Old Swedish gava →