Where does “Gasthaus” come from?

Gasthaus (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.

Gasthaus (German): restaurant, inn

Definitions

  1. restaurant, inn

Ancestry of “Gasthaus”, step by step

Gasthaus 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 Haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaushouse; home; theatre
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →