Where does “Goeree-Overflakkee” come from?
Goeree-Overflakkee (Dutch) comes from Dutch Goeree, from Dutch Goedereede, from Dutch goede, from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “Goeree-Overflakkee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Goeree | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Goedereede | — |
| 3 | Dutch | goede | good person |
| 4 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 6 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |