Where does “gedachtegoed” come from?
gedachtegoed (Dutch) comes from German Gedankengut, from German Gut, from Middle High German guot, from Old High German 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.
gedachtegoed (Dutch): body of thought, belief system, thinking,...
Definitions
- body of thought, belief system, thinking,...
Ancestry of “gedachtegoed”, step by step
gedachtegoed traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gedankengut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gedankengut | mindset, philosophy |
| 2 | German | Gut | commodity, property, possession, good; a large... |
| 3 | Middle High German | guot | good |
| 4 | Old High German | 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 |