vergeven
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to forgive
- to poison
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *fargevan inherited from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (forgive, give, give up, release, grant, give away) affix from Middle Dutch gēven.
Origin
Middle Dutch
gēven
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- per- Latin
- geven Dutch, Flemish
- *fragebaną Proto-Germanic
- forgiefan Old English
- forġiefan Old English
- ġiefan Old English
- fyrirgefa Old Norse
- gēven Middle Dutch
- vergēven Middle Dutch
- fargeban Old High German
- firgeban Old High German
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *fargevan Old Dutch
- gevan Old Dutch
- fargevan Old Saxon
- urieva Old Frisian