The story
- Old English · derived fromGodes word“Word of God”
- Middle English · derived fromgodes word
- Middle English · inherited fromworde of god
- English todayWord of God
From Middle English worde of god, wurde of god, variant of Middle English godes word, Godes word (“Word of God”, literally “God's word”), from Old English Godes word (“Word of God”). Compare West Frisian Wurd fan God, Dutch Woord van God.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.