Etymograph

English

Gabe

Gabe comes from German Gabe ‘gift, present, donation, alms’, from geben ‘give’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-‘to give, move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-e-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gebaną‘to give’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gēbǭ‘gift, giving’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gābā‘gift’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050*gābareconstructed
  7. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350gābe
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentgeben‘give’
  9. German, derivedc. 1650–presentGabe‘gift, present, donation, alms’
  10. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-‘to give, move’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-e-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gebaną‘to give’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gēbǭ‘gift, giving’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gābā‘gift’reconstructed
  6. Old High Germanc. 750–1050*gābareconstructed
  7. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350gābe
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentgeben‘give’
  9. German, derivedc. 1650–presentGabe‘gift, present, donation, alms’
  10. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- ‘to give, move’

hydrocephalus, cephalic, 16 more

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-e-ti

forgive, gavel, 1 more

through Proto-Germanic *gebaną ‘to give’

give, gave, gift, 6 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- / Gabe

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