Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gebō

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 *gebaną (“to give”) +‎ *-ō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣe.βɔː/

Noun

*gebō f

1. gift
2. (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᚷ (g)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *gebō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gebō	*gebôz
vocative	*gebō	*gebôz
accusative	*gebǭ	*gebōz
genitive	*gebōz	*gebǫ̂
dative	*gebōi	*gebōmaz
instrumental	*gebō	*gebōmiz

Synonyms

• *gēbǭ

Derived terms

• *murgnagebō
• *Gudagebō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gebu
  • Old English: ġiefu, ġifu, ġyfu
    • Middle English: gife (early), ȝyfe, ȝef, ȝif, yeve
  • Old Frisian: jef, jeve
  • Old Saxon: geva
  • Old Dutch: geva
    • Middle Dutch: geve
      • Dutch: geef
  • Old High German: geba
• Old Norse: gjǫf
  • Icelandic: gjöf
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjæv
  • Old Swedish: giæf, gæf
    • Swedish: gäv
  • Old Danish: giæf, gæf
    • Danish: gæv
  • Scanian: gøv
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba)
• Vandalic: *giba