Where does “halvgud” come from?

halvgud (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.

halvgud (Norwegian Nynorsk): a demigod

Definitions

  1. a demigod

Ancestry of “halvgud”, step by step

halvgud 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 halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →