Where does “צוריקגעבן” come from?

צוריקגעבן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish געבן, from Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

צוריקגעבן (Yiddish): to give back, return

Definitions

  1. to give back, return

Ancestry of “צוריקגעבן”, step by step

צוריקגעבן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish געבן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעבןto give; there is
2Middle High Germangebento give
3Old High Germangebanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Yiddish צוריק־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצוריק־A verbal complement, usually meaning
2Yiddishצוריקback to or in a previous condition, time, or place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →