Is there any relationship at all between Goth subculture as embodied by Evanescence and European Gothic era belief systems/art? If not, what's the etymology behind the "goth" in modern gothic subculture?
This is quite a good source:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3o1r01/how_did_the_gothic_go_from_referring_to_an/
Edit: The autobot reminds me to mention /u/x--BANKS--x, who provided a very good answer.