Where does “kostganger” come from?

kostganger (Dutch) comes from Dutch gaan, from Middle Dutch gâen, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

kostganger (Dutch): lodger

Definitions

  1. lodger

Ancestry of “kostganger”, step by step

kostganger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
2Middle Dutchgâento go
3Old Dutchgānto go
4Proto-Germanic*gān—
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Dutch kost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkostcost, price; expenses; board, livelihood, meals...
2Middle Dutchcost—
3Old Frenchcostcost; financial outlay
4Medieval Latincostare—
5Latincōnstāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →
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