Where does “gyðinglegur” come from?

gyðinglegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gyðingur, from Old Norse gyðingr, 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.

gyðinglegur (Icelandic): Jewish

Definitions

  1. Jewish

Ancestry of “gyðinglegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicgyðingurJew
2Old NorsegyðingrJew
3Old NorseguðGod m; god, deity n
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →