Where does “goedertieren” come from?

goedertieren (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.

goedertieren (Dutch): charitable, benevolent

Definitions

  1. charitable, benevolent

Ancestry of “goedertieren”, step by step

goedertieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch goed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoedgood; correct, right; all right, fine
2Middle Dutchgoetgood
3Old Dutchguotgood
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

via Dutch tieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtierento thrive, prosper; to make a fuss, to rant
2Middle Dutchtieren—
3Proto-West Germanictiari-neat, splendid
4Proto-GermanicdiH-or-i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →