Where does “Hochzeitsgast” come from?

Hochzeitsgast (German) comes from German Hochzeit, from German Zeit, from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Hochzeitsgast (German): wedding guest

Definitions

  1. wedding guest

Ancestry of “Hochzeitsgast”, step by step

Hochzeitsgast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hochzeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHochzeitwedding, marriage; Both queens of clubs; used in...
2GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
3Middle High Germanzīttime
4Old High Germanzīttime
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis
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