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Where does “godendrank” come from?

godendrank (Dutch) comes from Dutch God, from Middle Dutch god, from Old Dutch got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

godendrank (Dutch): nectar; any outstanding beverage

Definitions

  1. nectar; any outstanding beverage

Ancestry of “godendrank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGodGod
2Middle DutchgodAlternative spelling of got
3Old Dutchgotgod
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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