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Where does “goddist” come from?

goddist (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

goddist (English): a believer in God, a monotheist

Definitions

  1. a believer in God, a monotheist

Ancestry of “goddist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGodA being such as a monotheistic God: a single...
2Middle EnglishgodA god or deity; a divine individual; A person...
3Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
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
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