Where does “angiver” come from?

angiver (Danish) comes from Danish angive, from Middle Low German angeven.

angiver (Danish): an informer, betrayer, stool pigeon

Definitions

  1. an informer, betrayer, stool pigeon

Ancestry of “angiver”, step by step

angiver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish angive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishangiveto indicate, point out
2Middle Low Germanangeven—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Middle Low German angeven →Every word from Danish angive →