Where does “Badegast” come from?

Badegast (German) 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.

Badegast (German): bather, swimmer; visitor to a spa

Definitions

  1. bather, swimmer; visitor to a spa

Ancestry of “Badegast”, step by step

Badegast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangaſtguest
2Middle High Germangast—
3Old High Germangaſtguest
4Proto-West Germanic*gastiguest
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via German baden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbadento bathe
2Middle High Germanbaden(literally or figuratively) to bathe
3Old High Germanbadōnto bathe
4Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
5Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →