Where does “gif” come from?

gif (Afrikaans) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gif (Afrikaans): poison; a poisonous substance; gift; present

Definitions

  1. poison; a poisonous substance; gift; present

Ancestry of “gif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgifpoison, venom, toxin; GIF
2Dutchgiftdonation; something given voluntarily; poison;...
3Middle Dutchgift—
4Old Dutchgift—
5Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
6Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
7Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “gif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →