Where does “ギフト” come from?

ギフト (Japanese) comes from English gift, from Middle English yifte, from Old Norse gipt, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

ギフト (Japanese): gift, present

Definitions

  1. gift, present

Ancestry of “ギフト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiftSomething given to another voluntarily, without...
2Middle Englishyiftegift
3Old Norsegiptgift; good luck
4Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →