Where does “gudshus” come from?

gudshus (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.

gudshus (Norwegian Nynorsk): place of worship, house of worship

Definitions

  1. place of worship, house of worship

Ancestry of “gudshus”, step by step

gudshus 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 hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhusa house
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →