Where does “gudskjelov” come from?
gudskjelov (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skje, from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.
gudskjelov (Norwegian Nynorsk): thank heavens; thankfully
Definitions
- thank heavens; thankfully
Ancestry of “gudskjelov”, step by step
gudskjelov traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk skje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skje | to happen, occur |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schên | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
via Norwegian Nynorsk gud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gud | god |
| 2 | Old Norse | goð | the æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Norwegian Nynorsk lov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lov | law; permit, consent; promise |
| 2 | Old Norse | lof | praise; leave, permission; license |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lubą | praise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |