Where does “begiftigen” come from?
begiftigen (Dutch) comes 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.
begiftigen (Dutch): to grant, gift
Definitions
- to grant, gift
Ancestry of “begiftigen”, step by step
begiftigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gift | donation; something given voluntarily; poison;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gift | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gift | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Dutch be- -igen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -igen | — |