Where does “god” come from?

god (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, 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.

god (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of got

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of got

Ancestry of “god”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgotgod
2Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
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 “god”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →