Etymograph

English

god-saeng

God-saeng comes from Korean 갓생.

  1. Koreanmodern갓생gatsaeng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2021god-saeng

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Koreanmodern갓생gatsaeng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2021god-saeng

Earliest quotation: 2021, Lee Woo-yun, How S. Korean zoomers are coping with COVID blues with "god-: “Before, self-development was focused on things to boost your…”

A compound of God + 생 ‘life’

Today it means

noun The practice of living diligently with an organized daily routine.

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

Etymograph / Korean 갓생 / god-saeng