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English word origin

Etymology of yive

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old English ġiefan Middle English yiven English yive Inherited from Middle English yiven, from Old English ġiefan, from Proto-W

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

To give.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old English ġiefan Middle English yiven English yive Inherited from Middle English yiven, from Old English ġiefan, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. Doublet of give, from Old Norse.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Doublet mentiongiveen
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