Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "god" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesgod(Anglo-Saxon) god(Frankish) got(Old High German) guð(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantGoda(Germanic) Surname DescendantsGott, Gotti(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 193. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 145.