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

(act of) giving, gift

Inflection

Declension 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)