Where does “Gottessohn” come from?

Gottessohn (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.

Gottessohn (German): Son of God

Definitions

  1. Son of God

Ancestry of “Gottessohn”, step by step

Gottessohn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangottgod
2Middle High Germangotgod; deity
3Old High Germangotgod
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via German sohn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansohnson
2Middle High Germansunson
3Old High Germansun
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis