English
goodry
Goodry comes from Hindi गुदड़ी ‘rag’.
- Hindic. 1500–presentगुदड़ीgudṛī‘rag’
- Englishearliest quotation 1832goodry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentगुदड़ीgudṛī‘rag’
- Englishearliest quotation 1832goodry
Earliest quotation: 1832, Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register: “It was amusing to see him about noon, seated…”
Every English word from Hindi गुदड़ी
Today it means
noun A quilt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi गुदड़ी / goodry