Where does “godezijdank” come from?
godezijdank (Dutch) comes from Dutch zij, from Dutch zijde, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta — to satiate, satisfy.
Ancestry of “godezijdank”, step by step
godezijdank traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zij | Third person singular feminine subject pronoun;... |
| 2 | Dutch | zijde | side, face; silk |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | side | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sīda | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 8 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via Dutch God
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | God | God |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | god | Alternative spelling of got |
| 3 | Old Dutch | got | god |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |