Where does “gudason” come from?

gudason (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.

gudason (Swedish): a son of a god (or the gods)

Definitions

  1. a son of a god (or the gods)

Ancestry of “gudason”, step by step

gudason 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 son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsonson; someone's male child
2Old Swedishsonson
3Old Norsesonrson
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis