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Where does “gōdlīċ” come from?

gōdlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gōdlīċ (Old English): good, goodly

Definitions

  1. good, goodly

Ancestry of “gōdlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
2Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
3Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gōdlīċ”

  • goodly
  • goodliness
  • ungoodly
  • goodlihood
  • godlich
  • goodly
  • goodlich
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