Where does “Gotthard” come from?

Gotthard (German) comes 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.

Gotthard (German): more often spelled Gotthardt

Definitions

  1. more often spelled Gotthardt

Ancestry of “Gotthard”, step by step

Gotthard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German got

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

via Old High German hartī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhartīhardness
2Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “Gotthard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →