Where does “giftling” come from?
giftling (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.
giftling (English): A little gift
Definitions
- A little gift
Ancestry of “giftling”, step by step
giftling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gift | Something given to another voluntarily, without... |
| 2 | Middle English | yifte | gift |
| 3 | Old Norse | gipt | gift; good luck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |