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Where does “Guhtur” come from?

Guhtur (Northern Sami) comes from Norwegian Guttorm, from Old Norse Guðþormr, from Old Norse guð, 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 “Guhtur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianGuttorm—
2Old NorseGuðþormr—
3Old NorseguðGod m; god, deity n
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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