Where does “gødning” come from?
gødning (Danish) comes from Danish gøde, 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gødning (Danish): fertilizer
Definitions
- fertilizer
Ancestry of “gødning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gøde | to manure; to fertilize |
| 2 | Old Norse | goði | godi, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing or keeper of a sanctuary |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gudô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudjô | priest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |