Proto-Germanic
*gōdaz
‘good’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.
7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, most familiar first.
- good ← gōd ← *gōd
- best ← bezt
- better ← beteren ← beterian ← *batizōną
- goodness ← goodnesse ← gōdnes ← *gōdnassī ← *gōd
- bettering ← beterynge ← beteren ← beterian ← *batizōną
- goodly ← gōdlīċ ← *gōdalīk ← *gōdalīkaz
- godness ← goodnesse ← gōdnes ← *gōdnassī ← *gōd
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gōdaz