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[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It’s extraordinarily lucky for you then that “gif” entered the English language on or around the PM period during ca. June 15, 1987.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

gif

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic jabai (when, if) with anomalous apocope. The expected form is attested once as ġyfe in the early 7th-century Law of Æthelberht, if not simply a scribal error.

Conjunction: ġif

Descendants: Middle English: if, yif, yef

Therefore, "gif" is pronounced with a Y

Edit: Yes, this was a very long way to go for a furry joke