あげる
あげる · ageru · JLPT N4 · verb-ichidan
to give
🎁 ageru = raise up: 上げる, you lift the gift up to the receiver
Etymology: あげる is the same verb as 上げる, to raise. Giving was framed as lifting something up toward a respected receiver, so the giver humbly sits below. Sound hook: a-GE-ru, a GIft goes up.