Where does “Götterdämmerung” come from?
Götterdämmerung (German) comes from German Götter, from German Gott, from Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Götterdämmerung (German): twilight of the gods, Götterdämmerung
Definitions
- twilight of the gods, Götterdämmerung
Ancestry of “Götterdämmerung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Götter | plural of Gott |
| 2 | German | Gott | god |
| 3 | Middle High German | got | god; deity |
| 4 | Old High German | got | god |
| 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 |