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Where does “godsak” come from?

godsak (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.

godsak (Swedish): a sweet

Definitions

  1. a sweet

Ancestry of “godsak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgodgood , kind; good; good , fine, useful
2Old Swedishgoþergood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →