Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "gift" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesgiefu(Anglo-Saxon) gebu(Frankish) geba(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsJip(Dutch) Jip(Frisian) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 173.