Goodbye Is an Alteration

‘Goodbye’ is an alteration of “God be with you.” Do you have evidence to back this up? If so, can you explain what “good night”, “good morning” and “good evening” are alterations of? what I was genuinely asking the question because the only thing I find on the internet is that it is basically a slur from the original.... I assumed there was a better explanation for it than that as it seems a little unlikely given the good night, good morning etc haven’t been slurred into something else too. Sorry if you saw that as offensive.

В скриншоте треда Merriam-Webster утверждает, что “goodbye” произошло от “God be with you”, а пользователь задаёт аналогичный вопрос о “good night”, “good morning” и “good evening”. После сухого ответа “what” он чрезмерно подробно объясняет, что действительно искал этимологическое объяснение и не хотел никого обидеть. Шутка строится на неловком буквальном споре и последующем чрезмерном оправдании. EN: In the screenshot thread, Merriam-Webster claims that “goodbye” comes from “God be with you,” while a user asks the same kind of question about “good night,” “good morning,” and “good evening.” After the dry reply “what,” he gives an excessively detailed explanation that he was genuinely looking for an etymological answer and did not mean to offend anyone. The joke comes from the awkwardly literal argument and the over-the-top follow-up apology.

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