Where does “גוטפֿרײַנד” come from?
גוטפֿרײַנד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גוט, 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.
Ancestry of “גוטפֿרײַנד”, step by step
גוטפֿרײַנד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish גוט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גוט | good; "used to signal agreement with what was... |
| 2 | Middle High German | guot | good |
| 3 | Old High German | guot | good |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |