Where does “godis” come from?
godis (Swedish) comes from Swedish god, from Old Swedish goþer, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
godis (Swedish): candy, sweets, goodies
Ancestry of “godis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | god | good , kind; good; good , fine, useful |
| 2 | Old Swedish | goþer | good |
| 3 | Old Norse | góðr | good, righteous, morally commendable; good,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gōdaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
Words derived from “godis”