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Where does “godlik” come from?

godlik (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic gōdalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

godlik (Old Saxon): goodly

Definitions

  1. goodly

Ancestry of “godlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgōdalīkazgood; goodly
2Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
3Proto-Germanicgadaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
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