Etymograph

English

Godbout

Godbout comes from Old French Godbald.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Godbald
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentGodbout
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400Godbald
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentGodbout
  3. Englishtodaysame form

The story

The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling of the surname "Godbout" for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.

Every English word from Old French Godbald

Today it means

name A surname from French.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old French Godbald / Godbout

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