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

Definitions

  1. poison; toxin; venom

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

Words derived from “gift”

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