Where does “dödsgud” come from?

dödsgud (Swedish) comes from Swedish gud, from Old English guþ, from Old Norse goð, 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.

dödsgud (Swedish): a god of death such as Thanatos

Definitions

  1. a god of death such as Thanatos

Ancestry of “dödsgud”, step by step

dödsgud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishguda god
2Old Englishguþbattle, combat
3Old Norsegoðthe æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that...
4Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstisEvery word from Proto-Germanic gastiz
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