Where does “Guðþormr” come from?

Guðþormr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse guð, 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.

Ancestry of “Guðþormr”, step by step

Guðþormr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse guð

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

via Old Norse þormr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþormr
2Old Norseþyrmato spare, respect

via Old Norse goð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegoðthe æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that...

Words derived from “Guðþormr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstisEvery word from Proto-Germanic gastiz
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