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goodwillgest

Pronunciation: /¹ˈɡʉdː.ʋɪlˌɡest/

“goodwillgest” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. goodwill gesture; (especially politics) a symbolic gesture or action intended to demonstrate goodwill, especially towards another state or similar party

Etymology

From goodwill (“goodwill”) + gest (“gesture”), literally “goodwill gesture”. The first element, goodwill, is borrowed from English goodwill, an old compound continued from Middle English good wille (“goodwill”). The second, gest, is from French geste (“gesture”), from Latin gestus (“movement, gesture”), derived from gero (“to carry, perform”). Compare the parallel formations Swedish goodwillgest,…

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