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Where does “gotë” come from?

gotë (Albanian) comes from Latin Gothi, from Icelandic goði, from Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic gudô, from Proto-Germanic gudjô, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gotë (Albanian): drinking glass; lamp; alcohol

Definitions

  1. drinking glass; lamp; alcohol

Ancestry of “gotë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGothiGoths
2Icelandicgoðigodi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or...
3Old Norsegoði—
4Proto-Germanicgudô—
5Proto-Germanicgudjôpriest
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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