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Where does “Godlikeness” come from?

Godlikeness (English) comes from English Godlike, from English God, from Middle English god, from Old English gōd, 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.

Godlikeness (English): The quality of being Godlike

Definitions

  1. The quality of being Godlike

Ancestry of “Godlikeness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGodlike—
2EnglishGodA being such as a monotheistic God: a single...
3Middle EnglishgodA god or deity; a divine individual; A person...
4Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
5Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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