Where does “Giftschrank” come from?
Giftschrank (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.
Giftschrank (German): poison cabinet
Definitions
- poison cabinet
Ancestry of “Giftschrank”, step by step
Giftschrank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gift | poison; toxin; venom |
| 2 | Middle High German | gift | gift, something given |
| 3 | Old High German | gift | gift |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via German schrank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schrank | cabinet storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall, or specifically |
| 2 | Middle High German | schranc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scranc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrankaz | barrier; grid, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |