Where does “giftig” come from?

giftig (Danish) comes from Danish gift, from German gift, from Middle High German gift, from Old High German gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

giftig (Danish): poisonous; venomous; toxic

Definitions

  1. poisonous; venomous; toxic

Ancestry of “giftig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgiftpoison; married; imperative of gifte
2Germangiftpoison; toxin; venom
3Middle High Germangiftgift, something given
4Old High Germangiftgift
5Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
6Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
7Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →