Etymology

goated

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Today it means: Being or considered the greatest of all time; the best. Full definition →

English GOAT ← Middle English tyme ← Old English tīma
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
  2. Proto-Germanic*grautaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*graut
  4. Old Englishgrēat
  5. Middle Englishgrete
  6. Englishgreat
  7. Englishgreatest
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  10. Proto-Germanic*ab
  11. Proto-West Germanic*ab
  12. Old Englishæf
  13. Old Englishof
  14. Middle Englishof
  15. Englishof
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-der.?
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
  18. Proto-Germanic*allaz
  19. Proto-West Germanic*all
  20. Old Englisheall
  21. Middle Englishall
  22. Englishall
  23. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
  26. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
  27. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
  28. Old Englishtīma
  29. Middle Englishtyme
  30. Englishtime
  31. EnglishGOAT
  32. English todaygoated

From GOAT (“greatest of all time”) + -ed.

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