Where does “guþ” come from?

guþ (Old English) comes 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.

guþ (Old English): battle, combat

Definitions

  1. battle, combat

Ancestry of “guþ”, step by step

guþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse goð

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

via Proto-West Germanic gunþi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgunþibattle
2Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “guþ”

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