Where does “Gottesliebe” come from?
Gottesliebe (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Gottesliebe (German): Love of God love of humans for God
Definitions
- Love of God love of humans for God
Ancestry of “Gottesliebe”, step by step
Gottesliebe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gott | god |
| 2 | Middle High German | got | god; deity |
| 3 | Old High German | got | god |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via German liebe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | liebe | ' inflected form of lieb; inflection of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | liebe | the quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love;... |
| 3 | Old High German | lioba | fortune, health, pleasantness, joy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |