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Where does “goot” come from?

goot (English) comes from English kut, from Korean 굿, 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.

goot (English): Alternative form of kut

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kut

Ancestry of “goot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkutA traditional Korean shamanic ritual
2Korean굿shamanic ritual; a ceremony officiated by priests...
3EnglishGood—
4Dutchgoedgood; correct, right; all right, fine
5Middle Dutchgoetgood
6Old Dutchguotgood
7Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
8Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
9Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
11Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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