Where does “Rattengift” come from?
Rattengift (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.
Rattengift (German): rat poison
Ancestry of “Rattengift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gift | — |
| 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 |