Gift
Signification (Anglais)
poison; toxin; venom
Synonymes
Toxikum
wasserlöslicher Giftstoff
giftige Substanz
schädliche Chemikalie
toxische Substanz
Teufelszeug
poison
veneno
veleno
veneno
vergif
verí
δηλητήριο
zehir
venenumFréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɡɪft/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle High German gift f (“gift, present”), Old High German gift f (“gift”), from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz, which is a derivation of *gebaną (“to give”). Cognate with English gift. The word has been used as a euphemism for "poison" since Old High German, a semantic loan from Late Latin dosis (“dose”), from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “gift; dose of medicine”). The original meaning "gift" has disappeared in contemporary Standard German, but remains in some compounds (see Mitgift). Compare also Dutch gift (“gift”) alongside gif (“poison”).
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