Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gebu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebō. Equivalent to *geban (“to give”) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*gebu f[1]

gift
Synonym: *gābā

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gebu
Genitive	*gebā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gebu	*gebō
Accusative	*gebā	*gebā
Genitive	*gebā	*gebō
Dative	*gebē	gebōm, gebum
Instrumental	*gebu	gebōm, gebum

Derived terms

*gebēn

Descendants

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

References

Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 114: “*gebu”

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[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 114: “*gebu”