Where does “godesnaam” come from?
godesnaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch nāme, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
Ancestry of “godesnaam”, step by step
godesnaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch naam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | naam | name |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nāme | name |
| 3 | Old Dutch | namo | name |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via Old English godes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | godes | — |
| 2 | Old English | god | a god; God, the Christian god; good |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | god | god, deity |
| 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 |