Etymology

goodie

G2O1O1D2I1E1

Today it means: A good character in a story, often a hero. Full definition →

English good ← Middle English good ← Old English gōd
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goodie · interjection1

  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. English todaygoodie

From good + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

goodie · noun2

  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. English todaygoodie

From good + -ie (nominal suffix).

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