Where does “hardgoods” come from?
hardgoods (English) comes from English goods, from English good, from Middle English good, 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.
hardgoods (English): Durable products manufactured from relatively...
Definitions
- Durable products manufactured from relatively...
Ancestry of “hardgoods”, step by step
hardgoods traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goods
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goods | plural of good; API pl; That which is produced,... |
| 2 | English | good | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial,... |
| 3 | Middle English | good | good; advantageous, wealthy, profitable, useful;... |
| 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 hard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 2 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 3 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 4 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |