ENGLISH ROOT WORD: god "god." from Old English god

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【god】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "god." It carries the basic meaning of "god." from PIE *ghut- "that which is invoked"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "god"]

god ****[629] the perfect and all-powerful spirit or being that is worshipped
goddess ☆[5315] In many religions, a goddess is a female spirit or being that is believed to have power over a particular part of the world or nature.
gossip ☆[5354] information about the behavior and personal lives of other people

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[WORD ROOT]root god
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] go, god
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) god
[MEANING]root god

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 god [from Proto-Germanic *guthan] supreme being, deity; the Christian God; image of a god; godlike person

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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god ★★★★[629] noun from god
【DEFINITION】 ① the perfect and all-powerful spirit or being that is worshipped especially by Christians, Jews, and Muslims as the one who created and rules the universe
② a person and especially a man who is greatly loved or admired
③ a person who is very important or powerful in a particular field
【pl.】 gods
【ROOTs】 god; god
【Etymology】 《Old English god》 [from Proto-Germanic *guthan] supreme being, deity; the Christian God; image of a god; godlike person
【DERIVATIVEs】 godlike, god

goddess ☆[5315] noun from god
【DEFINITION】 In many religions, a goddess is a female spirit or being that is believed to have power over a particular part of the world or nature.
【pl.】 goddesses
【COMPOSITION】 god + ess
【ROOTs】 ⑴ god; ⑵ d; - ⑶ ess; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English god》 [from Proto-Germanic *guthan] supreme being, deity; the Christian God; image of a god; godlike person

gossip ☆[5354] noun from gossip 〈 god
【DEFINITION】 ① information about the behavior and personal lives of other people
② information about the lives of famous people
③ a person who often talks about the private details of other people's lives
【SYNONYM】 talk, tittle tattle, tittle-tattle
【ROOTs】 ⑴ go(god); god ⑵ ssip(sib); kindred, relationship; love
【Etymology】 《Old English godsibb》 [god+sibb] sponsor, godparent
【First Known Meaning】 sponsor, godparent,
【DERIVATIVEs】 gossiper, gossiping, gossipingly, gossipy, gossip

Other words containing "god"; demigod, demigoddess, goddesshood, godfather, godforsaken, godlike, godlikeness, godliness, godly, godmother, gossiper, gossiping, gossipingly, gossipmonger, gossipry, gossipy, ungodly

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

go
glory
globe
give
girl
get
gest
gener-, genit-, gent-
gen-, gene-
gather

 

 

 

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