Giver
/ˈɡɪvər/noun
A person or thing that gives something.
Did you know?“Give” is an old Germanic inheritance, and its deep history is tied to the idea of transferring possession or bestowing something onto another person rather than any mystical origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰebʰ-
“To give, take, or receive in an early Indo-European sense.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gebaną
“To give, bestow.”
Old English
OE
giefan
“To give, grant, bestow.”
Middle English
ME
giveren
“To give; to hand over.”
Modern English
English
giver
“One who gives.”