The Spanish word 'góspel' is a direct borrowing from English 'gospel', referring to the religious music genre that originated in African-American Christian communities. The Spanish term maintains the same meaning as its English source, though it has been adapted to Spanish spelling conventions with the addition of an acute accent on the 'ó' to indicate stress.

As 'góspel' is a recent borrowing from English, there aren't any simpler or more common Spanish words that share its etymology.

The English word 'gospel' is obviously related, being the direct source of the Spanish term. Interestingly, while the Spanish 'góspel' refers specifically to the music genre, the English word 'gospel' has broader meanings. In English, 'gospel' originally meant 'good news' (from Old English 'godspel', where 'god' meant 'good' and 'spel' meant 'news' or 'story'). It came to refer to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the books of the New Testament, and later to the musical style that emerged from African-American Christian traditions.