Where does “gastvrij” come from?
gastvrij (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.
gastvrij (Dutch): hospitable
Definitions
- hospitable
Ancestry of “gastvrij”, step by step
gastvrij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gaſt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gaſt | guest |
| 2 | Dutch | vrij | free; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vri | free |
| 4 | Old Dutch | frī | free, unbound |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via German gastfrei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gastfrei | hospitable |
| 2 | German | gaſt | guest |
| 3 | Middle High German | gast | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gaſt | guest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gasti | guest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |