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Where does “goistibe” come from?

goistibe (Middle Irish) comes from Old English godsibb, 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 “goistibe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgodsibbone who has become spiritually related to another...
2Old Englishgōda good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...
3Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “goistibe”

  • bana-ghoistidh
  • goistidh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →