Where does “rauschgiftsüchtig” come from?
rauschgiftsüchtig (German) comes from German Rauschgift, 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.
rauschgiftsüchtig (German): addicted to drugs
Definitions
- addicted to drugs
Ancestry of “rauschgiftsüchtig”, step by step
rauschgiftsüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rauschgift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rauschgift | drug, narcotic; dope |
| 2 | German | gift | poison; toxin; venom |
| 3 | Middle High German | gift | gift, something given |
| 4 | Old High German | gift | gift |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |