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

gōd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gudą

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

via Proto-Germanic *gōdaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “gōd”

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