Where does “Godafrid” come from?

Godafrid (Old High German) comes from Old High German got, 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.

Godafrid (Old High German): peace of God

Definitions

  1. peace of God

Ancestry of “Godafrid”, step by step

Godafrid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German got

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangotgod
2Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
3Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Old High German fridu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfridupeace
2Proto-West Germanicfriþupeace
3Proto-Germanicfriþuzpeace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “Godafrid”

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