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Where does “gudô” come from?

gudô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gudjô, 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 “gudô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgudjôpriest
2Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
3Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gudô”

  • godi
  • goði
  • goði
  • goði
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