Where does “guestlessness” come from?
guestlessness (English) comes from English guestless, from English guest, from Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
guestlessness (English): Absence of guests
Definitions
- Absence of guests
Ancestry of “guestlessness”, step by step
guestlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guestless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guestless | Without a guest |
| 2 | English | guest | A recipient of hospitality, especially someone... |
| 3 | Middle English | gest | A guest, visitor; somebody staying at another's... |
| 4 | Old Norse | gestr | guest |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ | guest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |