Where does “gifta” come from?

gifta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gifte, from Old Norse gipta, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gifta (Norwegian Bokmål): definite feminine singular of gift; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. definite feminine singular of gift; inflection of...

Ancestry of “gifta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgiftedefinite singular of gift; plural of gift; to...
2Old Norsegiptagive away in marriage
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 →