Where does “godli” come from?
godli (Middle English) comes from Old English gōdlīċ, from Old English gōd, 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.
Ancestry of “godli”, step by step
godli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English gōdlīċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gōdlīċ | good, goodly |
| 2 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Old English gōdlīċe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gōdlīċe | goodly |