Where does “Wiedergutmachung” come from?
Wiedergutmachung (German) comes from German wiedergutmachen, from German gutmachen, from German Gut, from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Wiedergutmachung (German): amends, compensation, remediation, reparation
Definitions
- amends, compensation, remediation, reparation
Ancestry of “Wiedergutmachung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wiedergutmachen | to repair, to recompense, to make up for |
| 2 | German | gutmachen | to right ; to make up for; to regain |
| 3 | German | Gut | commodity, property, possession, good; a large... |
| 4 | Middle High German | guot | — |
| 5 | Old High German | guot | good |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |