Where does “gudløyse” come from?

gudløyse (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.

gudløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): godlessness

Definitions

  1. godlessness

Ancestry of “gudløyse”, step by step

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