Where does “gutgelaunt” come from?
gutgelaunt (German) comes from German gelaunt, from German Laune, from Latin luna, from Middle English lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā — bright; to shine; to see.
gutgelaunt (German): in a good mood
Definitions
- in a good mood
Ancestry of “gutgelaunt”, step by step
gutgelaunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gelaunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gelaunt | humoured, tempered |
| 2 | German | Laune | mood; whim |
| 3 | Latin | luna | the Moon; a month; a night |
| 4 | Middle English | lune | The celestial body closest to the Earth,... |
| 5 | Old French | lune | the Moon |
| 6 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | moon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via German Gut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gut | commodity, property, possession, good; a large... |
| 2 | Middle High German | guot | good |
| 3 | Old High German | guot | good |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |