Where does “eregast” come from?

eregast (Dutch) comes from Dutch gaſt, from Dutch vrij, from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

eregast (Dutch): guest of honor

Definitions

  1. guest of honor

Ancestry of “eregast”, step by step

eregast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaſtguest
2Dutchvrijfree; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;...
3Middle Dutchvrifree
4Old Dutchfrīfree, unbound
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Dutch ēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchēre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz
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