Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gēbǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gebaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛː.βɔ̃ː/

Noun

*gēbǭ f

gift

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *gēbǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gēbǭ	*gēbōniz
vocative	*gēbǭ	*gēbōniz
accusative	*gēbōnų	*gēbōnunz
genitive	*gēbōniz	*gēbōnǫ̂
dative	*gēbōni	*gēbōmaz
instrumental	*gēbōnē	*gēbōmiz

Synonyms

*gebō

Descendants

Old Saxon: *gāva
- Middle Low German: gāve
  - Low German:
    - German Low German: Gaav
    - Westphalian:
      Suerländer-Märkisch: Gaabe
      
      Westmünsterländisch: Gaabe
  - Plautdietsch: Gow
Old Dutch: *gāva
- Middle Dutch: gāve
  - Dutch: gave
Old High German: *gāba
- Middle High German: gābe
  - German: Gabe
  - Luxembourgish: Gof
  - Yiddish: גאָב‎ (gob)
Old Norse: gáfa (late, possibly borrowed from Middle Low German)
- Icelandic: gáfa
- Faroese: gáva
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: gave
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: gåve
- Swedish: gāva
  - Swedish: gåva
- Danish: gave (likely borrowed or influenced by Middle Low German)

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