Where does “Giftköder” come from?

Giftköder (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

Giftköder (German): poisonous bait

Definitions

  1. poisonous bait

Ancestry of “Giftköder”, step by step

Giftköder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangiftpoison; toxin; venom
2Middle High Germangiftgift, something given
3Old High Germangiftgift
4Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
5Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via German Köder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKöderbait
2Middle High Germanquerder—
3Old High Germanquerdarbait
4Proto-Germanickwerþrazbait
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷérh₃-tro-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →