Where does “gottfroh” come from?

gottfroh (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.

gottfroh (German): Very happy

Definitions

  1. Very happy

Ancestry of “gottfroh”, step by step

gottfroh 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 froh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrohglad; happy; cheerful; merry; merry; hearty;...
2Middle High Germanvrō
3Old High Germanfraoglad; lord
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis