Where does “pilgiftsgroda” come from?
pilgiftsgroda (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.
pilgiftsgroda (Swedish): a poison dart frog
Definitions
- a poison dart frog
Ancestry of “pilgiftsgroda”, step by step
pilgiftsgroda traces back through 3 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 pil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pil | arrow, the weapon; arrow, the symbol; dart, the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | píla | — |
| 3 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Swedish gröda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gröda | a crop |