What does God Speed mean to Christians ?

Brilliant. That's the perfect explanation. Thanks for that Mouz.
I thought it was Turkish ~;)

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Originally Posted by 7Bear7Scar

The word Godspeed is used to wish a person good fortune or success, as on starting a journey, a new business, etc. It is usually found in expressions of the sort "to bid (a person) Godspeed."

Godspeed is a nominalization of the phrase God speed (you), understanding which depends on two things: speed in this sense means 'to prosper; succeed', which is now archaic, but which is the original sense of the word; and the verb is subjunctive, expressing a wish, with the entire phrase meaning "may God cause you to succeed."

The word Godspeed (which can also be written God-speed) is from Middle English, first found in personal names in the thirteenth century.

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Thanks Scar ~:)

May the wind be at your back , another version for both land and sea .
God speed was also used for Pilgrims following pilgrimage routes , the roads and waystations were maintained by the church so god (through the church) could speed his worshipers on their journey .

Wow, never knew there was so much behind it.