Where does “גוט” come from?

גוט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

גוט (Yiddish): good; "used to signal agreement with what was...

Definitions

  1. good; "used to signal agreement with what was...

Ancestry of “גוט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanguotgood
2Old High Germanguotgood
3Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “גוט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →