god (word)

The English word god continues the Old English  ( in Gothic, in modern Scandinavian, in Dutch, and in modern German), which derives from the Proto-Germanic *. The Proto-Germanic meaning of * and its etymology is uncertain. It is generally agreed that it derives from a  Proto-Indo-European neuter passive perfect participle . This form within (late) Proto-Indo-European itself was possibly ambiguous, either derived from a root * "to pour, libate" (Sanskrit , see ), or from a root * (*) "to call, to invoke" (Sanskrit ). Sanskrit hutá = "having been sacrificed", from the verb root hu = "sacrifice", but a smallish shift of meaning could give the meaning "one who sacrifices are made to".
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