Where does “gōte” come from?

gōte (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin Gothi, from Icelandic goði, from Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic gudô, from Proto-Germanic gudjô, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “gōte”, step by step

gōte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Gothi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGothiGoths
2Icelandicgoðigodi, an alternate title for a jarl, invoker or...
3Old Norsegoðigodi, invoker or invokee, chief of a þing or keeper of a sanctuary
4Proto-Germanicgudô—
5Proto-Germanicgudjôpriest
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Old Dutch gota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgota—
2Proto-Germanicgutōgutter, drain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via Proto-Germanic gutǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgutǭgroove; channel; gutter

Words derived from “gōte”

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