Where does “Gasthof” come from?

Gasthof (German) comes from German hof, from Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

Gasthof (German): inn, pub, guesthouse

Definitions

  1. inn, pub, guesthouse

Ancestry of “Gasthof”, step by step

Gasthof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhofyard, court, courtyard open area by a house or enclosed by houses
2Middle High Germanhoffarm; court
3Old High Germanhof
4Proto-Germanic*hof
5Proto-Germanichufąhill, elevated place; house, hall, estate
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeup-to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

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

Words derived from “Gasthof

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu-