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

  1. plural of god; genitive singular of god

Ancestry of “goddes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgodasplural of god
2Serbo-Croatiangoditito please, be good for
3Proto-Slavicgodìtito please
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic godìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian goditi →