Proto-Indo-European

*gʰedʰ-

‘to unite, be associated, suit’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-, most familiar first.

• good ← gōd ← *gōd ← *gōdaz
• best ← bezt ← *gōdaz
• better ← beteren ← beterian ← *batizōną ← *gōdaz
• together ← togedere ← tōgædere ← *tōgadura ← *tō
• gathering ← gadering ← gaderung ← gaderian ← *gadurōn
• gather ← gaderen ← gaderian ← *gadurōn
• goodness ← goodnesse ← gōdnes ← *gōdnassī ← *gōd
• gad ← gade ← *gada ← *gadō ← *gadô
• bettering ← beterynge ← beteren ← beterian ← *batizōną
• goodly ← gōdlīċ ← *gōdalīk ← *gōdalīkaz ← *gōdaz
• godness ← goodnesse ← gōdnes ← *gōdnassī ← *gōd
• nogoodnik ← негодник ← него́дный ← го́дный ← годьныи

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-