Where does “Goddesdinscht” come from?

Goddesdinscht (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Gott, from Old High German got, 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.

Goddesdinscht (Pennsylvania German): worship service, divine service, liturgy, mass

Definitions

  1. worship service, divine service, liturgy, mass

Ancestry of “Goddesdinscht”, step by step

Goddesdinscht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Gott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanGottgod
2Old High Germangotgod
3Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Pennsylvania German Dinscht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanDinschtservice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →