Where does “gottgöra” come from?
gottgöra (Swedish) comes from Swedish göra, from Old Swedish gøra, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gottgöra (Swedish): to make it up to, to make amends to (someone, for something bad one has caused)
Definitions
- to make it up to, to make amends to (someone, for something bad one has caused)
Ancestry of “gottgöra”, step by step
gottgöra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish göra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | göra | work, task; to do; to make, to produce, to create |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gøra | to do, make |
| 3 | Old Norse | gera | to do, make |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Swedish gott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gott | well, good; agreed; It's a deal! |