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

adelgod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk god

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk adel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskadelnobility
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →