English
goodful
Goodful comes from Middle English gōdful.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gōdful
- Englishearliest quotation 1905goodful
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gōdful
- Englishearliest quotation 1905goodful
Earliest quotation: 1905, Charles Wadsworth: “Oh, all these are nothing else than God's glorious…”
Formed from good + -ful
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
Every English word from Middle English gōdful
Today it means
adj Full of good or goodness; good; excellent; worthy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English gōdful / goodful