Where does “goodening” come from?
goodening (English) comes from English gooding, from English goody, from English Good, from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “goodening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gooding | present participle of good; to receive goods or... |
| 2 | English | goody | Used to indicate pleasure or delight; A small... |
| 3 | English | Good | — |
| 4 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 6 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |