Gift

Betekenis (Engels)

poison; toxin; venom

Concepten

vergif

gif

gift

vergift

venijn

zwadder

giftige stof

venijn

toxine

toxicum

Synoniemen

Giftstoff

Toxin

Toxikum

giftig

Medikament

💊

Medizin

💊

Narkotikum

Schaden

Unheil

Unkraut

Zorn

💢

toxisch

Übel

wasserlöslicher Giftstoff

giftige Substanz

Rattengift

schädliche Chemikalie

toxische Substanz

Arznei

💊

Teufelszeug

Boshaftigkeit

Dünger

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡɪft/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: gift

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: gift

Verwant aan Engels: gift

Verwant aan Nederlands: gift

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”).