Where does “gæði” come from?

gæði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic góður, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

gæði (Icelandic): quality

Definitions

  1. quality

Ancestry of “gæði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgóðurgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →