Where does “goeiemôre” come from?
goeiemôre (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans goed, from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
goeiemôre (Afrikaans): good morning
Definitions
- good morning
Ancestry of “goeiemôre”, step by step
goeiemôre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans goed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | goed | good |
| 2 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 4 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Afrikaans môre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | môre | tomorrow; morning |
| 2 | Dutch | morgen | tomorrow; morning; Clipping of goedemorgen |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | morgen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | morgan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | murganaz | Alternative form of *murginaz; morning |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥kéno | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥Hko | to blink, twinkle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |