Where does “gif” come from?
gif (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.
gif (Old English): if
Ancestry of “gif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | jabai | when, if |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ē- | then, at that time |