Where does “gýðingur” come from?

gýðingur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gyðingr, from Old Norse guð, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gýðingur (Faroese): people from the tribe Judah, Jew; person of...

Definitions

  1. people from the tribe Judah, Jew; person of...

Ancestry of “gýðingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsegyðingrJew
2Old NorseguðGod m; god, deity n
3Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →