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Where does “gōd” come from?

gōd (Proto-West Germanic) 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.

gōd (Proto-West Germanic): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “gōd”, 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 “gōd”

  • God
  • goods
  • gods
  • god
  • gospel
  • godly
  • Goodwin
  • godliness
  • goddamn
  • godlike
  • goodnight
  • gosh
  • goody
  • gad
  • golly
  • demigod
  • goddam
  • gadfly
  • godforsaken
  • gooder
  • goodish
  • goodie
  • Godward
  • goodhearted
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