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Where does “guðlast” come from?

guðlast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic guð, 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.

guðlast (Icelandic): blasphemy

Definitions

  1. blasphemy

Ancestry of “guðlast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicguða god; God ; often capitalized: Guð
2Old NorseguðGod m; god, deity n
3Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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