Where does “smallgoods” come from?
smallgoods (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.
smallgoods (English): Cooked, dried, cured and otherwise processed meat...
Definitions
- Cooked, dried, cured and otherwise processed meat...
Ancestry of “smallgoods”, step by step
smallgoods 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 Small
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Small | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number |
| 2 | Middle English | smal | Small, miniscule; Little, few, scarce; Ground... |
| 3 | Old English | smæl | narrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | smal | small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |