Where does “gud” come from?
gud (Swedish) comes 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.
gud (Swedish): a god
Ancestry of “gud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | guþ | battle, combat |
| 2 | Old Norse | goð | the æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |