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
- Alternative form of neogothic
Ancestry of “Neogothic”, step by step
Neogothic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gothic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gothic | Alternative letter-case form of Gothic |
| 2 | English | goth | A punk-derived subculture of people who... |
| 3 | Middle English | Gothes | — |
| 4 | Latin | Gothi | Goths |
| 5 | Icelandic | goði | godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or... |
| 6 | Old Norse | goði | godi, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing or keeper of a sanctuary |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gudjô | priest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |