English

godspouse

From god + spouse.

Formed from god + spouse

Proto-Germanic *gudą ‘god, deity’

Proto-West Germanic *god ‘god, deity’

Old English god ‘god’

Middle English god

English god

Proto-Indo-European *spend- ‘to libate’

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Latin spondeō ‘to vow, pledge’

Latin spōnsus ‘bridegroom’

Anglo-Norman espus

Middle English spous

Today it means

noun A mortal person who marries a deity.

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

Etymograph / godspouse