Where does “gothic” come from?
Gothic comes from English Goth, derived from French -ique, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix forming words with attributive function.
gothic (English): Alternative letter-case form of Gothic
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Gothic
Ancestry of “gothic”, step by step
gothic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goth | A punk-derived subculture of people who... |
| 2 | Middle English | Gothes | — |
| 3 | Latin | Gothi | Goths |
| 4 | Icelandic | goði | godi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or... |
| 5 | Old Norse | goði | godi, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing or keeper of a sanctuary |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gudô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudjô | priest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |