c. 1200, "divine nature, deity, divinity," from god + Middle English -hede (see -head). Along with maidenhead, the sole survival of this form of the suffix. Old English had godhad "divine nature." Parallel form godhood is from early 13c., now chiefly restricted to "state or condition of being a god."
goddot
godfather
God-fearing
godforsaken
Godfrey
godhead
Godism
Godiva
godless
godlike
godliness