Where does “meergodendom” come from?
meergodendom (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.
meergodendom (Dutch): polytheism
Definitions
- polytheism
Ancestry of “meergodendom”, step by step
meergodendom 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 |
via Dutch meer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 3 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |