Where does “entgiften” come from?

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

entgiften (German): to detoxify

Definitions

  1. to detoxify

Ancestry of “entgiften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangiftento speak angrily and resentfully
2Germangiftpoison; toxin; venom
3Middle High Germangiftgift, something given
4Old High Germangiftgift
5Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
6Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
7Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “entgiften”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →