Where does “gudskelov” come from?
gudskelov (Danish) comes from Danish lov, from Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
gudskelov (Danish): thank God, thankfully, luckily; thank God
Definitions
- thank God, thankfully, luckily; thank God
Ancestry of “gudskelov”, step by step
gudskelov traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lov | law; permission; praise |
| 2 | Old Danish | logh | law |
| 3 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 4 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 5 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Swedish gud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gud | a god |
| 2 | Old English | guþ | battle, combat |
| 3 | Old Norse | goð | the æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish ske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ske | to happen; in particular what happens during some... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ske | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schên | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skehan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |