Where does “goðgá” come from?

goðgá (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse goð, 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.

goðgá (Old Norse): blasphemy

Definitions

  1. blasphemy

Ancestry of “goðgá”, step by step

goðgá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse goð

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
2Old Norsegeyjato bark
3Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →