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Where does “godartet” come from?

godartet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål god, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

godartet (Norwegian Bokmål): benign, non-malignant

Definitions

  1. benign, non-malignant

Ancestry of “godartet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgodgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
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