Where does “gudiko” come from?
gudiko (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.
gudiko (Volapük): well (in a good manner)
Definitions
- well (in a good manner)
Ancestry of “gudiko”, step by step
gudiko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük gudik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | gudik | good |
| 2 | Volapük | gud | goodness |
| 3 | English | Good | Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic form which enables knowledge and metacognition, from which other concepts such as truth, justice and virtue derive meaning |
| 4 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 6 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Volapük o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | o | vocative case particle |