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Where does “Gutes” come from?

Gutes (German) comes from German gut, 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.

Gutes (German): nominalization of gutes: Something good; genitive...

Definitions

  1. nominalization of gutes: Something good; genitive...

Ancestry of “Gutes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangutgood; all right, fair, proper; well
2Old High Germanguotgood
3Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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