English words that have different meanings in other languages!
In Scandinavia, the word gift has two meanings. The first one means getting married, which makes sense because it derives from Old English words for wedding gifts or dowries. The second meaning is a little less celebratory. Gift is the word for poison in German, as well as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It probably derives from an archaic verb form meaning to give—because what is poison for if not to give to someone