Where does “goedheid” come from?

goedheid (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.

goedheid (Dutch): goodness

Definitions

  1. goodness

Ancestry of “goedheid”, step by step

goedheid 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 heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →
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