Where does “gudfruktig” come from?

gudfruktig (Swedish) comes from Greek θεοσεβής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

gudfruktig (Swedish): godly, godfearing (religiously devout)

Definitions

  1. godly, godfearing (religiously devout)

Ancestry of “gudfruktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekθεοσεβήςdevout, pious, religious
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “gudfruktig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ēs →