169: well good god! May 26, 2015

There is a correction on the last sentence.

Why is it that the adverbial form of 'good', 'well'‽ The reason is that not only did they come from different words entirely, but completely different meanings. 'Well' comes from the Old English adjective 'wel' which meant more or less what the adverb does today. 'Good', however, comes from the Old English 'gōd', which meant "god, deity".