Where does “Schicksalsgöttin” come from?
Schicksalsgöttin (German) comes from German Göttin, 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.
Schicksalsgöttin (German): goddess of fate
Definitions
- goddess of fate
Ancestry of “Schicksalsgöttin”, step by step
Schicksalsgöttin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Göttin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Göttin | goddess |
| 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 |
via German schicksal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schicksal | destiny, fate irresistible power that predetermines events |
| 2 | German | schicken | to send; to hurry; to be decent, to be... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 4 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 5 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |