How did "Gothic" and "Goth" go from being the name of a group of tribes, to being an art/architecture/font style, to being the word for certain writings and people that are intentionally dark and spooky?

by LateNightPhilosopher
brandonsmash

This question is not a new one. About a year ago /u/x--BANKS--x posted an excellent summary answer here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3o1r01/how_did_the_gothic_go_from_referring_to_an/cvtheok/