Where does “godien” come from?

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

godien (Middle English): to make good, become good, endow with goods

Definitions

  1. to make good, become good, endow with goods

Ancestry of “godien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgōdianto improve, get better; make better; endow,...
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 “godien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gōdōn →