Where does “rottegift” come from?

rottegift (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gift, from Old Norse gipt, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

rottegift (Norwegian Nynorsk): rat poison

Definitions

  1. rat poison

Ancestry of “rottegift”, step by step

rottegift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgifta poison; married; past participle of gifta "and"...
2Old Norsegiptgift; good luck
3Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Norwegian Nynorsk rotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrottea rat, a rodent of the genus "Rattus"; Used in...
2Middle Low Germanrotte—
3Proto-Germanicrattazrat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →