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Where does “softgoods” come from?

softgoods (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.

softgoods (English): Soft products manufactured from textiles, such as...

Definitions

  1. Soft products manufactured from textiles, such as...

Ancestry of “softgoods”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgoodsplural of good; API pl; That which is produced,...
2EnglishgoodActing in the interest of what is beneficial,...
3Middle Englishgoodgood; advantageous, wealthy, profitable, useful;...
4Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
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
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