English
goodship
Goodship comes from Old English gōdscipe ‘kindness’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gōdscipe‘kindness’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500goodschipe
- Englishtodaygoodship
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gōdscipe‘kindness’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500goodschipe
- Englishtodaygoodship
Formed from good + -ship
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 Old English gōdscipe
Today it means
noun goodness
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English gōdscipe / goodship