Where does “gottgefällig” come from?

gottgefällig (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.

gottgefällig (German): godly

Definitions

  1. godly

Ancestry of “gottgefällig”, step by step

gottgefällig 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 gefällig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefälligpleasing, pleasant; accommodating
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →
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