English
giftling
From gift + -ling.
Formed from gift + -ling
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 little gift.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / giftling