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Where does “goodsome” come from?

goodsome (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

goodsome (English): Marked by good or goodness; characteristically...

Definitions

  1. Marked by good or goodness; characteristically...

Ancestry of “goodsome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGood—
2Dutchgoedgood; correct, right; all right, fine
3Middle Dutchgoetgood
4Old Dutchguotgood
5Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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