Where does “goð” come from?

goð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse goð, 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.

goð (Icelandic): an idol, a pagan god

Definitions

  1. an idol, a pagan god

Ancestry of “goð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegoðthe æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that...
2Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
3Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “goð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →