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

Definitions

  1. candy, sweets, goodies

Ancestry of “godis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgodgood, morally commendable
2Old Swedishgoþergood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “godis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →