Etymograph

English

goodbuddy

Compound of good + buddy.

A compound of good + buddy

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

Today it means

noun A close friend or buddy.

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

Etymograph / goodbuddy