godling

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós?

Proto-Germanic *gudą

Proto-West Germanic *god

Old English god

Middle English god

English god

Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.

Proto-Germanic *-ilaz

Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Germanic *-īnaz

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

?

Proto-Germanic *-ingaz

Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ling

Old English -ling

Middle English -ling

English -ling

English godling

From god + -ling.

godling (plural godlings)

A minor divinity, a local or inferior god
Synonyms: godlet, godkin
- 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Warlord of Mars‎^[1], HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
  The Jeddak of Ptarth nodded his assent, but the ugly scowl that he bent upon Matai Shang harbored ill for that pasty-faced godling.
A young god.
- 1964, "Tales of Asgard: The Storm Giants" (page 3) in Journey into Mystery #100, Marvel Comics
  But, though young, Thor is still a godling--with the strength of an immortal!