Where does “gud” come from?

gud (Danish) comes from Old Norse guð, 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.

gud (Danish): god, God; a mild swear word

Definitions

  1. god, God; a mild swear word

Ancestry of “gud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseguðGod m; god, deity n
2Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
3Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →