Where does “Gotthilfius” come from?

Gotthilfius (Latin) comes from German Gotthelf, from German gott, from Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Gotthilfius (Latin): Gotthelf

Definitions

  1. Gotthelf

Ancestry of “Gotthilfius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGotthelf
2Germangottgod
3Middle High Germangotgod; deity
4Old High Germangotgod
5Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis