Where does “guðleysi” come from?

guðleysi (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.

guðleysi (Icelandic): atheism

Definitions

  1. atheism

Ancestry of “guðleysi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicguðGod of monotheistic religions
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

Words derived from “guðleysi”

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