Where does “Vielgötterei” come from?

Vielgötterei (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.

Vielgötterei (German): polytheism

Definitions

  1. polytheism

Ancestry of “Vielgötterei”, step by step

Vielgötterei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Götter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGötterplural of Gott
2GermanGottgod
3Middle High Germangotgod; deity
4Old High Germangotgod
5Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via German viel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvielmuch, a lot; much, many
2Middle High Germanvil—
3Old High Germanfilumany; much
4Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
5Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
6Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →
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