god

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Old English word god comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰw-, Proto-Indo-European - -tós, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós (Invoked. Poured.)

*ǵʰw- (Proto-Indo-European)

- -tós (Proto-Indo-European)

*ǵʰutós (Proto-Indo-European)

Invoked. Poured.

*gudą (Proto-Germanic)

God, deity.

god (Old English)

God God, the Christian god.

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