Where does “gudfar” come from?
gudfar (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.
gudfar (Norwegian Bokmål): a godfather
Definitions
- a godfather
Ancestry of “gudfar”, step by step
gudfar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål gud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gud | god |
| 2 | Danish | gud | god, God; a mild swear word |
| 3 | Old Norse | guð | God m; god, deity n |
| 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 Norwegian Bokmål får
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | får | sheep; present of få |
| 2 | Danish | får | sheep; present tense of få |
| 3 | Old Danish | far | pig |
| 4 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |