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Where does “godlikeness” come from?

godlikeness (English) comes from English godlike, from English god, from English God, from Middle English god, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — 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
1EnglishgodlikeHaving the characteristics of a god;...
2EnglishgodA deity or supreme being; a supernatural,...
3EnglishGodA being such as a monotheistic God: a single...
4Middle EnglishgodA god or deity; a divine individual; A person...
5Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
6Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
7Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
8Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
10Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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