Where does “gottesfürchtig” come from?
gottesfürchtig (German) comes from German Gottesfurcht, 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.
gottesfürchtig (German): God-fearing
Definitions
- God-fearing
Ancestry of “gottesfürchtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gottesfurcht | fear of God |
| 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 |