Where does “oppergod” come from?

oppergod (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.

oppergod (Dutch): A chief god; The highest authority, top dog,...

Definitions

  1. A chief god; The highest authority, top dog,...

Ancestry of “oppergod”, step by step

oppergod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch God

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGodGod
2Middle DutchgodAlternative spelling of got
3Old Dutchgotgod
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Dutch opper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →