Etymology

goodish

G2O1O1D2I1S1H4

Today it means: Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable. Full definition →

English good ← Middle English good ← Old English gōd
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The story

  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 todaygoodish

From good + -ish.

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