Where does “giftorm” come from?
giftorm (Swedish) comes from Swedish gift, from German gift, from Middle High German gift, from Old High German gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
giftorm (Swedish): a venomous snake
Definitions
- a venomous snake
Ancestry of “giftorm”, step by step
giftorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gift | poison; venom; virus; toxin; married |
| 2 | German | gift | poison; toxin; venom |
| 3 | Middle High German | gift | gift, something given |
| 4 | Old High German | gift | gift |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish orm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | orm | snake; a legless reptile of the suborder... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ormber | snake, vermin, ringworm |
| 3 | Old Norse | ormr | snake, serpent; worm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurmiz | worm; serpent, snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥mis | worm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |