Where does “megagift” come from?

megagift (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.

megagift (English): A donation to charity of millions of dollars

Definitions

  1. A donation to charity of millions of dollars

Ancestry of “megagift”, step by step

megagift 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 mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →