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Where does “gifte” come from?

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

gifte (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of gift; plural of gift; to...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of gift; plural of gift; to...

Ancestry of “gifte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegiptagive away in marriage
2Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “gifte”

  • gifter
  • gifta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →