Where does “gootachten” come from?
gootachten (German Low German) comes from German Low German goot, from Low German Gott, from Middle Low German got, from Old Saxon 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.
gootachten (German Low German): to report
Ancestry of “gootachten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German Low German | goot | good |
| 2 | Low German | Gott | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | got | good; god |
| 4 | Old Saxon | gōd | 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 |