Where does “*guodon” come from?

*guodon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic gōdōn, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

Ancestry of “*guodon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgōdōnto make good, to make better, to improve
2Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “*guodon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gōdōn →