Where does “guddom” come from?

guddom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gud, from Danish gud, 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.

guddom (Norwegian Bokmål): a deity, a god, a divinity

Definitions

  1. a deity, a god, a divinity

Ancestry of “guddom”, step by step

guddom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgudgod
2Danishgudgod, God; a mild swear word
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

via Norwegian Bokmål dom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldomjudgement, sentence; a cathedral
2Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
3Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
4Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “guddom”

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