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Where does “gossiprede” come from?

gossiprede (Middle English) comes from Old English godsibbræden, from Old English godsibb, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “gossiprede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgodsibbræden—
2Old Englishgodsibbone who has become spiritually related to another...
3Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gossiprede”

  • gossipred
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