Where does “gaſt” come from?
gaſt (English) comes from German gaſt, from Middle High German gast, from Old High German gaſt, from Proto-West Germanic *gasti, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gaſt (English): To frighten
Definitions
- To frighten
Ancestry of “gaſt”, step by step
gaſt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German gaſt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gaſt | guest |
| 2 | Middle High German | gast | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gaſt | guest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gasti | guest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Middle English gasten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gasten | to terrify |
| 2 | Old English | gǣstan | to gast, frighten, afflict, torment; to torment,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaistijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaistijaną | — |