Where does “jefte” come from?

jefte (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian jeft, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

jefte (West Frisian): gift

Definitions

  1. gift

Ancestry of “jefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianjeft—
2Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
3Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →