The story
- Old English · derived fromġift“dowry”
- Old Norse · derived fromgipt“gift, dowry”
- English todayWhitgift
From either the Old English personal name Hwīta or the Old Norse personal name Hvíti + Old Norse gipt (“gift, dowry”) or Old English ġift (“dowry”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsegipt all →
gift
Old Englishġift all →
giftyift
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.