Where does “gifter” come from?

gifter (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.

gifter (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of gift; present of gifte

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of gift; present of gifte

Ancestry of “gifter”, 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 →