Where does “makegood” come from?

makegood (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.

makegood (English): A rerun of an advertisement to make up for...

Definitions

  1. A rerun of an advertisement to make up for...

Ancestry of “makegood”, step by step

makegood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Good

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoodPlato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic form which enables knowledge and metacognition, from which other concepts such as truth, justice and virtue derive meaning
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

via English make

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakeTo create; To behave, to act; To tend; to...
2Middle EnglishmakeAlternative form of maken; easy
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis
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