Where does “motgift” come from?

motgift (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.

motgift (Swedish): antidote

Definitions

  1. antidote

Ancestry of “motgift”, step by step

motgift traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgiftpoison; venom; virus; toxin; married
2Germangiftpoison; toxin; venom
3Middle High Germangiftgift, something given
4Old High Germangiftgift
5Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
6Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
7Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotinterchange; a large junction where two or more...
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via German Gegengift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGegengiftantidote
2Germangegen-against, contrary to, contra-
3Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →