Where does “guotdegan” come from?

guotdegan (Old High German) comes from Old High German guot, 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.

guotdegan (Old High German): follower

Definitions

  1. follower

Ancestry of “guotdegan”, step by step

guotdegan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German guot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanguotgood
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 degan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandeganretainer, thane, warrior
2Proto-West Germanicþegnretainer, follower, servant
3Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →