Where does “god” come from?

god (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish goþer, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

god (Swedish): good, morally commendable

Definitions

  1. good, morally commendable

Ancestry of “god”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgoþergood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “god”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →