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

  1. gift, present; gift, talent

Ancestry of “gifte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgift—
2Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
3Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →