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Where does “gódy” come from?

gódy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic gody, from Proto-Slavic godъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gadas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

gódy (Lower Sorbian): Christmas; unemployment

Definitions

  1. Christmas; unemployment

Ancestry of “gódy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgody—
2Proto-Slavicgodъsuitable, right time; holiday, feast; time, term
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgadas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
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