Where does “gæstehus” come from?

gæstehus (Danish) comes from Danish gæst, from Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gæstehus (Danish): guesthouse

Definitions

  1. guesthouse

Ancestry of “gæstehus”, step by step

gæstehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgæstvisitor, guest; imperative of gæste
2Old Norsegestrguest
3Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →