Etymology of the English word godsend
the English word
godsendderived from the English word
godderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghedh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*guthanderived from the English word
sendderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sandazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-Date
The earliest known usage of godsend in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
