Where does “Gift” come from?

Gift (German) comes from Middle High German gift, from Old High German gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

Gift (German): poison; toxin; venom; gift; something given

Definitions

  1. poison; toxin; venom; gift; something given

Ancestry of “Gift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangiftgift, something given
2Old High Germangiftgift
3Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
4Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →