Where does “godnondeju” come from?
godnondeju (Dutch) comes from Dutch godverdomme, 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 — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
godnondeju (Dutch): goddamn
Definitions
- goddamn
Ancestry of “godnondeju”, step by step
godnondeju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch godverdomme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | godverdomme | Goddamn!; fuck! |
| 2 | Dutch | God | God |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | god | Alternative spelling of got |
| 4 | Old Dutch | got | god |
| 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 |
via Dutch nondeju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nondeju | damn |
| 2 | French | nom de dieu | bloody hell; Jesus Christ; goddammit (indicates surprise, anger, indignation, etc.) |