Where does “goodliness” come from?
goodliness (English) comes from English goodly, from Middle English goodly, from Old English gōdlīċ, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
goodliness (English): The condition of being goodly
Definitions
- The condition of being goodly
Ancestry of “goodliness”, step by step
goodliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goodly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goodly | Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely;... |
| 2 | Middle English | goodly | — |
| 3 | Old English | gōdlīċ | good, goodly |
| 4 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |