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Where does “goþær” come from?

goþær (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

goþær (Old Danish): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “goþær”, step by step

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

Words derived from “goþær”

  • god formiddag
  • goddag
  • gode
  • Godthåb
  • drøngod
  • godmorgen
  • god
  • godaften
  • knaldgod
  • godbid
  • godnat
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