Where does “god tier” come from?
god tier (English) comes from English tier, from Middle French tier, from Old French tire, from Latin tyrius, from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
god tier (English): The highest level; eliteness
Definitions
- The highest level; eliteness
Ancestry of “god tier”, step by step
god tier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tier | One who ties; Something that ties; A child's... |
| 2 | Middle French | tier | — |
| 3 | Old French | tire | rank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth... |
| 4 | Latin | tyrius | Tyrian, of Tyre |
| 5 | Latin | Tyrus | Tyre |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English God
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | God | A being such as a monotheistic God: a single... |
| 2 | Middle English | god | A god or deity; a divine individual; A person... |
| 3 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 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 |