Where does “Guðbrandr” come from?

Guðbrandr (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 “Guðbrandr”, step by step

Guðbrandr traces back through two 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 brandr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
2Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
3Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “Guðbrandr”

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