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Where does “goeden” come from?

goeden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *guodon, from Proto-West Germanic gōdōn, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

goeden (Middle Dutch): inflection of goet: ## masculine...

Definitions

  1. inflection of goet: ## masculine...

Ancestry of “goeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*guodon—
2Proto-West Germanicgōdōnto make good, to make better, to improve
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “goeden”

  • gegoed
  • goeden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →