Where does “godma” come from?
godma (English) comes from English Ma, from English My, from Middle English mi, from Middle English min, from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
godma (English): a female guideparent and trusted family friend or relative who is invited to mentor or help raise a child
Definitions
- a female guideparent and trusted family friend or relative who is invited to mentor or help raise a child
Ancestry of “godma”, step by step
godma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ma | Mother, mom, mama |
| 2 | English | My | megayear; Alternative letter-case form of my... |
| 3 | Middle English | mi | First-person singular genitive determiner: my |
| 4 | Middle English | min | First-person singular genitive determiner: my;... |
| 5 | Old English | mīn | my, mine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mīn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |
via English God
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | God | A being such as a monotheistic God: a single... |
| 2 | Middle English | god | A god or deity; a divine individual; A person... |
| 3 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |