Etymograph

English

makegood

From make + good.

A compound of make + good

Proto-Germanic *makaz ‘fit, suitable, agreeable’

Proto-West Germanic *mak ‘fit, suitable’

Proto-West Germanic *makōn ‘to make suitable; to build, make’

Old English macian ‘to make, build, work’

Middle English maken

English make

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 rerun of an advertisement to make up for previous cancellation or error by the broadcaster.

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

Etymograph / makegood