Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/giftiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gebaną +‎ *-þiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣiɸ.tiz/

Noun

*giftiz f

1. (act of) giving, gift

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *giftiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*giftiz	*giftīz
vocative	*gifti	*giftīz
accusative	*giftį	*giftinz
genitive	*giftīz	*giftijǫ̂
dative	*giftī	*giftimaz
instrumental	*giftī	*giftimiz

Derived terms

• *giftijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gifti
  • Old English: ġift
    • Middle English: yifte, ȝift, gift
      • English: gift, yift
      • Scots: gyft, gift
      • Yola: giftes (plural)
  • Old Frisian: jeft
    • West Frisian: jefte
  • Old Saxon: *gift
    • Middle Low German: gifte
      • German Low German: Gift, Gifte
      • → Saterland Frisian: Gift
  • Old Dutch: *gift
    • Middle Dutch: gicht, ghift, gifte
      • Dutch: gift, gif
        • Afrikaans: gif
        • Afrikaans: gif
        • Negerhollands: gift
  • Old High German: gift
    • Middle High German: gift
      • German: Gift
      • Luxembourgish: Gëft
      • Vilamovian: gejft
      • Yiddish: גיפֿט (gift)
• Old Norse: gipt
  • Icelandic: gift
  • Norwegian: gift
  • Old Swedish: gipt
    • Swedish: gift
  • Old Danish: gift
    • Danish: gift
  • → Middle English: gift
    • Scots: gift, gyft
    • English: gift
• Gothic: *𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 (*gifts)