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Where does “Gothlike” come from?

Gothlike (English) comes from English goth, from Middle English Gothes, from Latin Gothi, from Icelandic goði, from Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic gudô, from Proto-Germanic gudjô, from Proto-Germanic gudą — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Gothlike (English): Like a Goth ; barbaric, pitilessly destructive

Definitions

  1. Like a Goth ; barbaric, pitilessly destructive

Ancestry of “Gothlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgothA punk-derived subculture of people who...
2Middle EnglishGothes—
3LatinGothiGoths
4Icelandicgoðigodi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or...
5Old Norsegoði—
6Proto-Germanicgudô—
7Proto-Germanicgudjôpriest
8Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
9Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
11Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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