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

godsak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish god

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

via Swedish sak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsakthing; undefined individual object, usually of...
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →
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