Where does “bridegift” come from?

bridegift (English) comes from English gift, from Middle English yifte, from Old Norse gipt, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

bridegift (English): Synonym of bride price

Definitions

  1. Synonym of bride price

Ancestry of “bridegift”, step by step

bridegift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiftSomething given to another voluntarily, without...
2Middle Englishyiftegift
3Old Norsegiptgift; good luck
4Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via English bride

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrideA woman in the context of her own wedding; one...
2Frenchbridebridle
3Middle Frenchbride—
4Old Frenchbriderein, bridle
5Middle High Germanbrīdel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →