Where does “Godthåb” come from?

Godthåb (Danish) comes from Danish goð, from Old Danish goþær, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

Ancestry of “Godthåb”, step by step

Godthåb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish goð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgoðgood
2Old Danishgoþærgood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Danish håb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhåbhope; imperative of håbe
2Old Norsehop—

Words derived from “Godthåb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →