Is there an etymological connection between the words “gut” (“good . . . 14 Someone told me that there is an etymological connection between the words gut (good) and Gott (god) Is there any truth to such an assertion? I looked at the Oxford English Dictionary under the etymology of the word god and it said it comes from the German Gott, but notes that the source origins of that word is otherwise unknown
What greetings were common before grüß Gott became universal? Today, the overwhelming majority of German speakers in Southern Germany and Austria greet each other using grüß Gott The English Wikipedia article on grüß Gott claims, without a supporting refere
salutation - Is Grüß Gott greeting in Bavaria religious-neutral . . . 19 'Grüß Gott' is often used as greeting on Bavarian trails From my limited experience, it's most often used by older people, younger use 'Hallo' more often I don't feel 'Hallo' is very adequate to greet older people, so I'd find 'Grüß Gott' better, but I have a doubt - is it considered religious-neutral nowadays?
How do non-Baviarians respond to Grüß Gott!? As we know from here "Grüß Gott!" is a "Bavarian thing," not implying anything more than a type of "hello " How do non-Bavarians respond? An acquaintance from northern Germany likes to say "Wenn D
etymology - Woher kommt pfiat di pfiat eich als Abschiedsformel im . . . Denn in Bayern wird man mit „Pfiat di Gott“ oder mit „B’hi (a)t di Gott“ verabschiedet Wobei ich schon auf einer Ortsausgangstafel „Fiat Enk Gott“ gesehen habe! (Vermutlich war das in Österreich ) Die als Grund angegebene Lautverschiebung vom Englischen ins Bairische (?!?) ist aber gewaltig an den Haaren herbeigezogen
Translating salute, the hand gesture - German Language Stack Exchange In contrast the verb »grüßen« was used the same way as in everyday live, i e for a verbal greeting (in Austria usually »Grüß Gott«) (usually without any gesture) The noun »das Salutieren« is a nominalized verb, derived from the verb »salutieren« and means not the gesture itself, but performing that gesture