Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gēbǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *gēbiz +‎ *-ǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛː.βɔ̃ː/

Noun

*gēbǭ f

1. 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

• Proto-West Germanic: *gābā
  • 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
        • Afrikaans: gawe
  • 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)