English

Gott

Gott may come from German Gott ‘god’.

Germanc. 1650–presentGott‘god’uncertain
Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Germanc. 1650–presentGott‘god’uncertain
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- ‘to pour’

chemist, futile, gust, futility, gush, geyser, ingot, 23 more

through Proto-West Germanic *god ‘god, deity’

god, giddy, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Gott / Gott

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