Where does “gothy” come from?
gothy (English) comes from English goth, from Middle English Gothes, from Latin Gothi, from Icelandic goði, from Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic gudô, from Proto-Germanic gudjô, from Proto-Germanic gudą — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gothy (English): Somewhat goth
Definitions
- Somewhat goth
Ancestry of “gothy”, step by step
gothy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goth | A punk-derived subculture of people who... |
| 2 | Middle English | Gothes | — |
| 3 | Latin | Gothi | Goths |
| 4 | Icelandic | goði | godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or... |
| 5 | Old Norse | goði | godi, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing or keeper of a sanctuary |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudjô | priest |
| 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 |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |