English
foregift
From fore- + gift.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- ‘to give; to take’
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Proto-Germanic *giftiz ‘giving, gift’
Proto-West Germanic *gifti
Old English ġift ‘marriage payment, dowry’
Middle English yifte
English gift
Today it means
noun A payment in advance; an advance payment or premium paid by a lessee on taking or renewing a lease, distinct from the rent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foregift