Where does “גיפֿטיק” come from?

גיפֿטיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גיפֿט, 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.

גיפֿטיק (Yiddish): poisonous

Definitions

  1. poisonous

Ancestry of “גיפֿטיק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגיפֿטpoison
2Middle High Germangiftgift, something given
3Old High Germangiftgift
4Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
5Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic giftiz →