Where does “gifte” come from?
gifte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
gifte (Middle Dutch): gift, present; gift, talent
Definitions
- gift, present; gift, talent
Ancestry of “gifte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | gift | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
Words derived from “gifte”