gave
Danish
[ˈɡ̊æːʋə]
noun
Definitions
- gift, present
- gift (a talent or natural ability)
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German gābe derived from Proto-Germanic *gēbǭ (gift, giving) derived from Old Norse gjǫf (gift) derived from Proto-Germanic *gebō (gift).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gebō
Gloss
gift
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Abgabe German
- Angabe German
- Auffassungsgabe German
- Beigabe German
- Eingabe German
- Gabe German
- Leihgabe German
- Maßgabe German
- Morgengabe German
- Rückgabe German
- Vergabe German
- Vorgabe German
- *gebō Proto-Germanic
- *gēbǭ Proto-Germanic
- gåva Swedish
- morgongåva Swedish
- utgåva Swedish
- giefu Old English
- Gjaflaugr Old Norse
- gjǫf Old Norse
- gáfa Old Norse
- gjöf Icelandic
- *gāba Old High German
- gáva Faroese
- gābe Middle High German
- 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 Gothic
- gāva Old Dutch
- gābe Middle Low German
- geva Old Saxon