Where does “goddes” come from?
goddes (Middle English) comes from Old English godas, from Serbo-Croatian goditi, from Proto-Slavic godìti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
goddes (Middle English): plural of god; genitive singular of god
Definitions
- plural of god; genitive singular of god
Ancestry of “goddes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | godas | plural of god |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | goditi | to please, be good for |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | godìti | to please |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |