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

Declension 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

Derived terms

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
    • Old High German: gëba
  • Old Norse: gjǫf
    • Icelandic: gjöf
    • Norwegian:
    • Old Swedish: giæf, gæf
      • Swedish: gäv
    • Old Danish: giæf, gæf
    • Scanian: gøv
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba)
  • Vandalic: *giba
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