The clue is in the category I chose for this question.
;)
2006-09-26 06:48:36 · 7 answers · asked by googlywotsit 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Lady Di-USA: well copied from www.etymonline.com
You really should give credit where it's due, you know.
2006-09-26 08:19:52 · update #1
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=good-bye
2006-09-26 07:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Cyber 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gries Gott
good bye in German
"Greet God"
(be thee well) by God
God, by
by God-try is old stuff
bigotry is well camoflauged in modern times
those who do it don't know the meaning of it
2006-09-26 13:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
good-bye: 1591, from godbwye (1573), itself a contraction of God be with ye, infl. by good day, good evening, etc.
2006-09-26 13:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Di-USA 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is composed of the words 'Goodb' and 'ye'. As we have no record of what 'goodb' means, we shall never know the full origins.
2006-09-26 13:51:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you knew that the answer was "God be with you", why did you ask the question?
2006-09-26 13:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
it comes from "G-d be with ye"
2006-09-26 13:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
will jesus is always the answer
2006-09-26 13:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋