Where does “giftand” come from?
giftand (Dutch) 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.
giftand (Dutch): A fang, a hollow type of tooth which venomous...
Definitions
- A fang, a hollow type of tooth which venomous...
Ancestry of “giftand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | gif | poison, venom, toxin; GIF |
| 2 | Dutch | gift | donation; something given voluntarily; poison;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gift | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gift | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |