Where does “gooding” come from?
gooding (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gooding (English): present participle of good; to receive goods or...
Definitions
- present participle of good; to receive goods or...
Ancestry of “gooding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goody | Used to indicate pleasure or delight; A small... |
| 2 | English | Good | Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic form which enables knowledge and metacognition, from which other concepts such as truth, justice and virtue derive meaning |
| 3 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 5 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |