Where does “giftes” come from?

giftes (Yola) comes from Middle English yifte, from Old Norse gipt, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

giftes (Yola): gifts

Definitions

  1. gifts

Ancestry of “giftes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyiftegift
2Old Norsegiptgift; good luck
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 →