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

pfenniggut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGutcommodity, property, possession, good; a large...
2Middle High Germanguotgood
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

via German Pfennig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfennigpfennig; penny
2Middle High Germanpfennic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis