Where does “굿즈” come from?
굿즈 (Korean) comes from Japanese グッズ, from English goods, from English good, from Middle English good, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
굿즈 (Korean): goods; related products; derivative products in the fields of comics, animation, games, idols, etc
Definitions
- goods; related products; derivative products in the fields of comics, animation, games, idols, etc
Ancestry of “굿즈”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | グッズ | goods; merchandise; merch; an item |
| 2 | English | goods | plural of good; API pl; That which is produced,... |
| 3 | English | good | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial,... |
| 4 | Middle English | good | good; advantageous, wealthy, profitable, useful;... |
| 5 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |