myEtymology.com: English etymology of forgiveness

Etymology of the English word forgiveness

the English word forgiveness

derived from the English word forgive

derived from the English word give

derived from the Old Norse word gefa

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghabh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gebanan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghabh-

using the English suffix -ness

Word found in Modern English