Where does “kestitä” come from?

kestitä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kestit, from Swedish gäst, from Old Swedish gæster, 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.

kestitä (Finnish): to entertain, regale guests or customers with food and/or drink

Definitions

  1. to entertain, regale guests or customers with food and/or drink

Ancestry of “kestitä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkestitfeast, banquet
2Swedishgästa guest
3Old Swedishgæster—
4Old Norsegestrguest
5Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kestitä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →