Where does “Gut” come from?
Gut (German) comes from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Gut (German): commodity, property, possession, good; a large...
Definitions
- commodity, property, possession, good; a large...
Ancestry of “Gut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | guot | — |
| 2 | Old High German | guot | good |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |