Where does “goeddunken” come from?
goeddunken (Dutch) comes from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, 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.
goeddunken (Dutch): to see fit, to deem appropriate
Definitions
- to see fit, to deem appropriate
Ancestry of “goeddunken”, step by step
goeddunken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch goed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 3 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 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 |
via Dutch dunken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dunken | to think, to consider; to seem; to dunk |
| 2 | English | dunk | To submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down... |
| 3 | Pennsylvania German | dunke | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | dunken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | dunkōn | to dip, submerge, dunk |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þunkōn | to wet, moisten; to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þunkōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |