Where does “Entgiftung” come from?
Entgiftung (German) comes from German entgiften, from German giften, from German gift, from Middle High German gift, from Old High German gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną — to give.
Entgiftung (German): detoxification
Definitions
- detoxification
Ancestry of “Entgiftung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | entgiften | to detoxify |
| 2 | German | giften | to speak angrily and resentfully |
| 3 | German | gift | poison; toxin; venom |
| 4 | Middle High German | gift | gift, something given |
| 5 | Old High German | gift | gift |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |