Where does “gütlich” come from?
gütlich (German) comes from German Güte, from Middle High German giute, from Old High German guotī, from West Germanic *gōdī, from Germanic *gōdį̄.
gütlich (German): amicable
Ancestry of “gütlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Güte | goodness; quality |
| 2 | Middle High German | giute | — |
| 3 | Old High German | guotī | — |
| 4 | West Germanic | *gōdī | — |
| 5 | Germanic | *gōdį̄ | — |