Where does “slaapgast” come from?

slaapgast (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.

slaapgast (Dutch): a guest who stays at least one night, sleeping in his host's home

Definitions

  1. a guest who stays at least one night, sleeping in his host's home

Ancestry of “slaapgast”, step by step

slaapgast 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 slapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslapento sleep
2Middle Dutchslâpento sleep
3Old Dutchslāpanto sleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →