Where does “ge” come from?

ge (Swedish) comes from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

ge (Swedish): to give; to give up, to surrender, to quit

Definitions

  1. to give; to give up, to surrender, to quit

Ancestry of “ge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
2Old Swedishgivato give
3Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “ge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →