Where does “bobbejaangif” come from?
bobbejaangif (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans gif, from Dutch gif, from Dutch gift, from Middle Dutch gift, from Old Dutch gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną — to give.
bobbejaangif (Afrikaans): common name for several plants found in Southern Africa
Definitions
- common name for several plants found in Southern Africa
Ancestry of “bobbejaangif”, step by step
bobbejaangif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans gif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | gif | poison; a poisonous substance; gift; present |
| 2 | Dutch | gif | poison, venom, toxin; GIF |
| 3 | Dutch | gift | donation; something given voluntarily; poison;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gift | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | gift | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |