Where does “guest” come from?
Guest comes from Middle English gest, from Old French geste, from Latin gesta, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis.
guest (English): A recipient of hospitality, especially someone...
Definitions
- A recipient of hospitality, especially someone...
Ancestry of “guest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gest | A guest, visitor; somebody staying at another's... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gestr | guest |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ | guest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “guest”