English
good-tempered
From good + tempered.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- ‘to unite, be associated, suit’
Proto-Germanic *gōdaz ‘good’
Proto-West Germanic *gōd ‘good’
Old English gōd ‘good’
Middle English good
English good
Old English ġetemprian ‘to temper, moderate, govern, cure’
Old English ġetemprod ‘tempered, moderate, goverened, cured’
Middle English tempred
English tempered
Today it means
adj Not easily irritated; affable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / good-tempered