Where does “Godthåb” come from?
Godthåb (Danish) comes from Danish goð, from Old Danish goþær, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
Ancestry of “Godthåb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | goð | — |
| 2 | Old Danish | goþær | good |
| 3 | Old Norse | góðr | good, righteous, morally commendable; good,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gōdaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |