Where does “gettlich” come from?

gettlich (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German gotalīh, 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.

gettlich (Pennsylvania German): divine; godly

Definitions

  1. divine; godly

Ancestry of “gettlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangotalīh—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →
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