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Where does “pfenniggut” come from?

pfenniggut (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.

pfenniggut (German): that has some monetary value

Definitions

  1. that has some monetary value

Ancestry of “pfenniggut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGutcommodity, property, possession, good; a large...
2Middle High Germanguot—
3Old High Germanguotgood
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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