Where does “godforsaken” come from?
Godforsaken is a compound of English god and forsaken, with god deriving from Middle English God, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ-.
godforsaken (English): Abandoned by a deity or god; Particularly awful;...
Definitions
- Abandoned by a deity or god; Particularly awful;...
Ancestry of “godforsaken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “godforsaken”