Where does “guð” come from?

guð (Old Norse) comes 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.

guð (Old Norse): God m; god, deity n

Definitions

  1. God m; god, deity n

Ancestry of “guð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “guð”

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