stiften

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (transitive, weak) to found, to create (an organization or award, especially with a focus on financing)
2. (transitive, weak) to sponsor, to fund (the construction or creation of something)
3. (transitive, weak) to donate (some amount of money or supplies to a cause)
4. (transitive, weak) to cause, to spread, to bring about (a reaction or sentiment, especially among a group of people)

Synonyme

schenken

spenden

verehren

beschenken

verschenken

gründen

dotieren

ins Leben rufen

beisteuern

ernennen

errichten

zuwenden

ausstatten

Übersetzungen

donate

donar

donner

schenken

kurmak

faire cadeau

offrir

endow

instituir

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelhochdeutsch: stiften

Geerbt von Althochdeutsch: stiften

In summary

From Middle High German stiften, from Old High German stiften, from Proto-West Germanic *stiftijan, from Proto-Germanic *stiftijaną. See also steif (“stiff, rigid”) and Stift (“pin; pencil”), both likely from the same root.