Where does “månggifte” come from?

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

månggifte (Swedish): polygamy

Definitions

  1. polygamy

Ancestry of “månggifte”, step by step

månggifte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gifte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgiftea marriage
2Old Norsegiptagive away in marriage
3Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish många

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmångamany; plural of mången
2Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
3Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
4Middle Chinese畫drawing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →