English
yive
Yive comes from Middle English yiven ‘to give’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gebaną‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*geban‘to give’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġiefan‘to give’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500yiven‘to give’
- Englishtodayyive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰebʰ-‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gebaną‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*geban‘to give’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġiefan‘to give’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500yiven‘to give’
- Englishtodayyive
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- ‘to give’
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through Proto-Germanic *gebaną ‘to give’
through Old English ġiefan ‘to give’
through Middle English yiven ‘to give’
Today it means
verb To give.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- / yive