Where does “goð” come from?

goð (Danish) comes from Old Danish goþær, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

goð (Danish): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “goð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishgoþærgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “goð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →