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
Ancestry of “guðleysi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | guð | a god; God ; often capitalized: Guð |
| 2 | Old Norse | guð | God m; god, deity n |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “guðleysi”