Given
/ˈɡɪvən/noun
Past participle of give; also used as an adjective meaning accepted or assumed.
Did you know?English give comes from a Germanic root tied to the idea of granting or bestowing, so “given” carries the old sense of something formally handed over, not merely casually received.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰebʰ-
“to give, to receive”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gebaną
“to give”
Old English
OE
giefan
“to give”
Middle English
ME
given
“given, granted”
Modern English
English
given
“past participle of give; assumed or accepted”