English

givey

From give + -y.

Formed from give + -y

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- ‘to give’

Proto-Germanic *gebaną ‘to give’

Proto-West Germanic *geban ‘to give’

Old English ġiefan ‘to give’

Middle English yiven ‘to give’

English give

Today it means

adj Inclined to give; generous.

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