Where does “gudfar” come from?

gudfar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gud, from Old Norse goð, 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 Nynorsk): a godfather

Definitions

  1. a godfather

Ancestry of “gudfar”, step by step

gudfar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgudgod
2Old Norsegoðthe æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that...
3Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk får

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfårpresent of få
2Old Norsefárfew; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous...
3Proto-Germanicfarąa means of passing, ford, ferry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →