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Where does “adelgod” come from?

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

adelgod (Norwegian): containing much heartwood

Definitions

  1. containing much heartwood

Ancestry of “adelgod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgodgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →