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Where does “guutipilussiorpoq” come from?

guutipilussiorpoq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic guutipiluk, from Greenlandic guuti, from Danish gud, from Old Norse guð, 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.

guutipilussiorpoq (Greenlandic): practises idolatry

Definitions

  1. practises idolatry

Ancestry of “guutipilussiorpoq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicguutipilukidol
2Greenlandicguutigod
3Danishgudgod, God; a mild swear word
4Old NorseguðGod m; god, deity n
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “guutipilussiorpoq”

  • guutipilussiorneq
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