Where does “goddeloosheid” come from?
goddeloosheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch goddeloos, from Dutch God, from Middle Dutch god, from Old Dutch got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
goddeloosheid (Dutch): godlessness
Definitions
- godlessness
Ancestry of “goddeloosheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | goddeloos | atheistic; godless; evil and corrupted esp. due... |
| 2 | Dutch | God | God |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | god | Alternative spelling of got |
| 4 | Old Dutch | got | god |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |