Where does “tegengif” come from?

tegengif (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.

tegengif (Dutch): antidote

Definitions

  1. antidote

Ancestry of “tegengif”, step by step

tegengif 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 tegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtegenagainst; to, towards
2Middle Dutchtegen—
3Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
4Old Dutchte—
5Proto-Germanictato
6Proto-Germanictōto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →