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Where does “Neogothic” come from?

Neogothic (English) comes from English gothic, 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 — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Neogothic (English): Alternative form of neogothic

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of neogothic

Ancestry of “Neogothic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgothicAlternative letter-case form of Gothic
2EnglishgothA punk-derived subculture of people who...
3Middle EnglishGothes—
4LatinGothiGoths
5Icelandicgoðigodi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or...
6Old Norsegoði—
7Proto-Germanicgudô—
8Proto-Germanicgudjôpriest
9Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
10Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
12Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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