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
- The quality of being godlike
Ancestry of “godlikeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | godlike | Having the characteristics of a god;... |
| 2 | English | god | A deity or supreme being; a supernatural,... |
| 3 | English | God | A being such as a monotheistic God: a single... |
| 4 | Middle English | god | A god or deity; a divine individual; A person... |
| 5 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |