Where does the word 'God" come from? What are the etymological roots for this word on the language tree?

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The Indo-European language tree

2006-12-26 22:23:43 · 4 answers · asked by what it is 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

"God" derives from the gothic term "gheu", which derives from the Sanskrit word "hub", both of which mean "to invoke or worship".

2006-12-26 22:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

G is American slang for "gangster", while od is a shortened form of the word "odd". Taken together, the word "god" translates to "strange gangster."

2006-12-27 06:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by The Man Comes Around 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

God is palindrome of dog

2006-12-27 07:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by The atheist revolutionary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's an anagram of "Dog"

2006-12-27 06:45:03 · answer #4 · answered by Brendan G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋