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Where does “gudikün” come from?

gudikün (Volapük) comes from Volapük gudik, from Volapük gud, from English Good, from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gudikün (Volapük): best

Definitions

  1. best

Ancestry of “gudikün”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükgudikgood
2Volapükgudgoodness
3EnglishGood—
4Dutchgoedgood; correct, right; all right, fine
5Middle Dutchgoetgood
6Old Dutchguotgood
7Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
8Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
9Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
11Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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