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

Definitions

  1. amicable

Ancestry of “gütlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGütegoodness; quality
2Middle High Germangiute—
3Old High Germanguotīgoodness
4West Germanic*gōdī—
5Germanic*gōdį̄—
Every word from Germanic *gōdį̄ →Every word from West Germanic *gōdī →Every word from Old High German guotī →