Where does “godlike” come from?
Godlike derives from Old English -līċ, a suffix meaning "having the quality of," combined with God, which comes from Old English god, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ-, meaning "to unite or join."
godlike (English): Having the characteristics of a god;...
Definitions
- Having the characteristics of a god;...
Ancestry of “godlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | god | A deity or supreme being; a supernatural,... |
| 2 | English | God | A being such as a monotheistic God: a single... |
| 3 | Middle English | god | A god or deity; a divine individual; A person... |
| 4 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |