Where does “stamgast” come from?

stamgast (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.

stamgast (Dutch): patron, regular customer, especially to a pub

Definitions

  1. patron, regular customer, especially to a pub

Ancestry of “stamgast”, step by step

stamgast traces back through 3 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 stam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstamtrunk of a tree; stem; tribe, clan
2Middle Dutchstam—
3Old Dutchstam—
4Proto-West Germanic*stamni—
5Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Swedish gäst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgästa guest
2Old Frisiangāstghost, spirit
3Proto-Germanic*gaist—
4Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →