Where Did the Word “Goodbye” Come From? – The Fact a Day – #84

Fact #84

Overview:
In today’s fact we learn about the word Goodbye! Mr. Toes teaches us how the word Goodbye came to be and what it originally meant.

The Fact a Day:
The English word for goodbye was originally “God be with ye”. It wasn’t until about 1573 when the word started to take shape with “godbwye” first appearing in a letter and eventually became goodbye.

Fact References:

1. https://www.todayifoundout.com/
2. https://blog.busuu.com/
3. https://english.stackexchange.com/
4. https://www.dictionary.com/
5. https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/