Where does “gōd” come from?

gōd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic gōd, 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.

gōd (Old English): a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...

Definitions

  1. a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,...

Ancestry of “gōd”, step by step

gōd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic gōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
2Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
3Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Proto-Germanic gōdą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgōdągoods, belongings

Words derived from “gōd”

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