Where does “godisgris” come from?

godisgris (Swedish) comes from Swedish godis, 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.

godisgris (Swedish): a sweet tooth (person with a particular fondness for candy)

Definitions

  1. a sweet tooth (person with a particular fondness for candy)

Ancestry of “godisgris”, step by step

godisgris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish godis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgodiscandy, sweets, goodies
2Swedishgodgood, morally commendable
3Old Swedishgoþergood
4Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
5Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Swedish gris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisa pig; mammal of the genus "Sus"; a piglet; young...
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →