Where does “rattengif” come from?

rattengif (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.

rattengif (Dutch): rat poison

Definitions

  1. rat poison

Ancestry of “rattengif”, step by step

rattengif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gif

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

via Dutch rat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchratA rat, medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus...
2Middle Dutchratterat
3Old Dutchrato—
4Frankishratt—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →