Where does “gods” come from?

gods (Danish) comes from German Guss, from Middle High German guʒ, from Old Norse Guti, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

gods (Danish): goods, freight, stores; property; estate

Definitions

  1. goods, freight, stores; property; estate

Ancestry of “gods”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGusscasting; downpour
2Middle High Germanguʒ—
3Old NorseGuti—
4Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
5Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “gods”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →