Etymology

good-neighborliness

Today it means: the state of being good neighbors Full definition →

English neighbor ← Middle English good ← Old English gōd
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰedʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*gadanąvṛd.
  3. Proto-Germanic*gōdaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*gōd
  5. Old Englishgōd
  6. Middle Englishgood
  7. Englishgood
  8. Englishneighbor
  9. English todaygood-neighborliness

From good + neighbor + -ness.

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