Where does “god” come from?

god (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian god, from Proto-West Germanic god, 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.

god (West Frisian): god, deity

Definitions

  1. god, deity

Ancestry of “god”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangodgood
2Proto-West Germanicgodgod, deity
3Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →