Where does “host” come from?

host (Czech) comes from Old Czech host, from Proto-Slavic gȍstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

host (Czech): guest

Definitions

  1. guest

Ancestry of “host”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhostguest
2Proto-Slavicgȍstьguest
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgastisguest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastis →