Where does “gutmachen” come from?
gutmachen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gutmachen (German): to right (a wrong); to make up for (a mistake, a past harm)
Definitions
- to right (a wrong); to make up for (a mistake, a past harm)
Ancestry of “gutmachen”, step by step
gutmachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German machen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | machen | to make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | machen | to make |
| 3 | Old High German | mahhōn | to make, work; to make, do |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |