Where does “yifte” come from?

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

yifte (Middle English): gift

Definitions

  1. gift

Ancestry of “yifte”, step by step

yifte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse gipt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegiptgift; good luck
2Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Old English ġift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiftgiving, consideration, dowry, wedding

Words derived from “yifte”

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