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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gēbiz

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

Long-grade verbal adjective to *gebaną (to give).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛː.βiz/

Adjective

*gēbiz

  1. to be given, having been given

Inflection


Descendants

The daughter languages show a wide range of derived meanings.

  • Old Frisian: jēve, gēve
  • Middle Low German: gēve
  • Old High German: *gābi
    • Middle High German: gæbe
  • Old Norse: gæfr
    • Icelandic: gæfur
    • Faroese: gævur
    • Old Swedish: gǣver
      • Swedish: gäv
    • Middle Danish: giæv, gæv, gev
      • Danish: gæv
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjæv
      • Norwegian Bokmål: gjev
    • Westrobothnian: gef

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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