Where does “krijgsgod” come from?
krijgsgod (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
krijgsgod (Dutch): god of war
Definitions
- god of war
Ancestry of “krijgsgod”, step by step
krijgsgod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch God
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | God | God |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | god | Alternative spelling of got |
| 3 | Old Dutch | got | god |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |