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Where does “Güte” come from?

Güte (German) comes from Middle High German giute, from Old High German guotī, from West Germanic *gōdī, from Germanic *gōdį̄.

Güte (German): goodness; quality

Definitions

  1. goodness; quality

Ancestry of “Güte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangiute—
2Old High Germanguotī—
3West Germanic*gōdī—
4Germanic*gōdį̄—

Words derived from “Güte”

  • grundgütig
  • Wassergüte
  • gütlich
  • gütig
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