Where does “godtycke” come from?
godtycke (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.
godtycke (Swedish): arbitrariness
Definitions
- arbitrariness
Ancestry of “godtycke”, step by step
godtycke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish god
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | god | good, morally commendable |
| 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 |
via Swedish tycke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tycke | taste, opinion |