Where does “goodbye” come from?

Goodbye derives from the English phrase "God be with you," a shortened form of the earlier salutation "God be with you."

goodbye (English): Farewell; a formula used to another person or...

Definitions

  1. Farewell; a formula used to another person or...

Ancestry of “goodbye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoodbyDated form of goodbye
2EnglishGod be with youGod bless you

Words derived from “goodbye

Every word from English God be with you