Where does “gegoed” come from?
gegoed (Dutch) comes from Dutch goeden, from Middle Dutch goeden, from Old Dutch *guodon, from Proto-West Germanic gōdōn, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
gegoed (Dutch): well-to-do
Ancestry of “gegoed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | goeden | to supply with material goods, to make... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | goeden | inflection of goet:
## masculine... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *guodon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōdōn | to make good, to make better, to improve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gōdaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |